Pawan Kripalani

Pavan Kripalani is a successful movie director and rose to fame with movies like “Ragini MMS” and Phobia Click to look into! >> Read More... to his name. He has admitted to being a lover of the thriller-horror genre and enjoys horror-psychological thrillers,both of which he considers to be siblings. Pawan Kripalani loves playing around with horror, and his next film can be a horror comedy. He had assisted Ram Gopal Verma in many films before he made his directorial debut with the movie that roared at the box office, “Ragini MMS”. It was one of its kind as it was the first Indian film belonging to found footage category. But after this golden opportunity was given to him by Ekta Kapoor Ekta Kapoor; a legendry producer in Indian TV and >> Read More... , not many offers came his way. Two years after shuffling from one studio to another just so that his script could be read, he was desperate and completely broke. He had to do something to pursue what he really wanted to make. So, “Darr@themall” happened which unfortunately threw him back even more as it did not fare well at the box office. It was really difficult for him to get a movie after that.

Pavan Kripalani has worked really hard to build up his recent release “Phobia”, a shut-in film with only a few characters. This is undoubtedly his best work till date. The movie released with zero censor cuts. He has confessed to have been so stoked by the experience that a large part of him wants to try his luck with another similar film. Pawan Kripalani has admitted that “Phobia” is his kind of space and his first real attempt at the horror genre.

He feels like the film is an extension of what he is as a person. He has talked about how “Phobia” is a very relevant film for our times and it highlights a sensitive and rarely touched topic in Indian cinema, i.e. a woman’s consent.

Kripalani has always been very eager to explore the various phobias. One of his favourite shows during his childhood days was Twilight zones. After a series of ups and downs, Pawan Kripalani has finally carved his place in our hearts. He is undoubtedly one of the exceptional directors in Indian cinema in the horror genre. His hard work and progress is evident with every movie he makes. His next film is titled “Blue Blood” and revolves around a royal Rajasthani Family and extensive poaching of endangered species in the state.