Ahalya

Ahalya

Ever seen an apsara, the king of gods and a maharishi share screen space?

Directed by Sujoy Ghosh

Produced by Bound Script Production, Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films

201514 min7.4 / 10

A darkly mythological thriller that reimagines a Ramayana legend as a tense game of seduction and entrapment among divine beings.

Ahalya, set as a modern-day thriller, is an ode to a legend from Ramayana. The 14-minute-long film replays the deadly game of Gods, spinning a web of intrigue, seduction, desire and mystery between Gods and Apsaras. Ahalya is a deadly game you can’t escape.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ahalya scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Ahalya end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Ahalya sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Ahalya easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Ahalya violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

90/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ahalya, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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