If a horror story is executed expertly, it can lead you to instinctively look around for company, to ensure you are not alone and vulnerable for whatever fictional monster or demon you have just encountered on screen. However, the flip side to it is the high possibility of it all going wrong and leaving you with cringe-inducing humour. Fortunately, Mukho-Churi falls in the first category and catches the viewer by terrifying shock at what unfolds before them. The film deserves a especial mention for its visual effects and the usage of sound, two elements which make it succeed. It is late at night as two professionals light a cigarette, share a horror story and get back to work. However, because of a mistake, a simple act of forgetfulness, a very dark twist awaits the characters. In a world that is plagued by witch-hunts and cruelty, what would be their fate?

Mukho-Churi|Short Film of the Day

The narrative of the film constantly serves to confuse and befuddle the viewer about who to route for out of its two characters. Right from the start, we are told of a serial killer on the loose by way of a news bulletin in the background as a man moves from one corner of a near-empty house to another. Soon there is a doorbell and a dhobhi arrives to collect the dirty laundry. The hour is late, the house empty, save for its only occupant, and yet the washerman insists on taking the clothes. What unfolds next would keep the audience guessing, until it eventually culminates into the climax to finally reveal the true intentions of the film.

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