‘THE DARK SECRETS 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, Yaariyan) and Natasha Sikka (a Delhi
based 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.
