Khauf Web Series Review | Suchin Mehrotra | THR India

Suchin Mehrotra from The Hollywood Reporter India reviews Amazon Prime Video's chilling horror series "Khauf" starring Monica Pawar. In this review, Suchin breaks down how the series transcends typical horror tropes to explore the real-life terrors women face daily. Writer-creator Smita Singh delivers a haunting examination of trauma through three narrative fronts: a social thriller, psychological horror, and supernatural possession tale.

Despite some uneven storytelling in its later episodes, Khauf stands as a groundbreaking piece of elevated horror in Hindi cinema. Suchin examines how the show uses the language of fear to reflect something raw and real about womanhood, arguing that "there is not a single thing a spine-chilling-blood-thirsty ghost or monster can do that can even come Close to the sheer terror of real life and real people." The series features standout performances from Monica Pawar, Rajat Kapoor, and Geetanjali Kulkarni.