‘THE
DARK SECRES OF TONHI’ to release on 21st Feb., 2014
There are incidences in the state of Chhattisgarh in Raipur
district where women accused of witchcraft are assaulted to the extent that
sometimes these women are blinding, stabbed and murdered. These practices are
banned by the Government of Chhattisgarh, but still many cases are witnessed
every now and then. The women who practice black magic are known as TONHI in
the central India. ‘The Dark Secrets of Tonhi’ is a Hindi movie dealing with
the serious issue of assaults on innocent women and children due to
superstitious beliefs. `The Dark Secrets of Tonhi’ is a realistic film with
pinch of horror and drama. The movie has been shot in real locations of
Chhattisgarh.
The movie has J. Brandon Hill (actor of Bunti Aur Babli,
Raaz 2, Double Dhamaal) and Natasha Sikka (a well-known model) in the main lead.
J. Brandon Hill plays an American Doctor who comes to India to find out the
reason of children falling sick and dying in a remote village of Chhattisgarh state,
later he comes to hear from the villagers that the entire epidemic is being
caused by a witch, they call as ‘TONHI’. The story is very realistic and moves
in its pace which makes it more interesting to watch.
The movie has been made under the banner of ‘Find Studioz’,
Mumbai and Rebecca Changkija & Ajay Najat is the producers of this movie.
The writer & director of the movie is Shiraz Henry.
The movie is all set to hit the screen on 21st
February, 2014.