Blurr

Blurr is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language horror thriller film. It has been directed by Ajay Bahl and jointly produced by Zee Studios, Outsiders Films and Echelon Productions. The film features Taapsee Pannu, Abhilash Thapliyal, and Gulshan Devaiah in the leading roles. This is Taapsee Pannu's first project as a producer.
The film premiered on 9 December 2022 on ZEE5.

Cast

Taapsee Pannu as Gayatri/Gautami
Gulshan Devaiah as Neel
Kruttika Desai Khan as Mrs. Radha Solanki
Abhilash Thapliyal as Chander
Sorabh Chauhan as Bipin Nath
Nitya Mathur as Ira
Sumit Nijhawan as Mahendra Chandel

Plot

The film is the official Hindi remake of Spanish film Julia's Eyes, written by Guillem Morales and Oriol Paulo.
The story is about one woman, Gayatri, finding about the untimely death of her twin sister, who was visually impaired. She then tries to uncover the mystery behind the death while struggling with her own eyesight.

Production

The principal photography of the film began in July 2021. The film was wrapped up on 31 August 2021.
Since the protagonist of the film is visually impaired, Taapsee Pannu shot part of the film blindfolded to get the character right.

Promotions

The teaser of the movie was released on 20 November 2022. As a part of the promotion, the movie was screened for a visually impaired audience.

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Aditya Pushkarna, Rishi Dutta and Shivangi Bhayana while the lyrics are written by Srushti Tawade and Akshay The One.

Critical reception

Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost rated the film one out of five stars, and upset with the atmospherics, camera work and Taapsee Pannu’s performance. She wrote, "The larger message Blurr is aiming at gives it an interesting additional layer, even though it is not fully realised". Roktim Rajpal for India Today wrote "Taapsee puts her worst foot forward and excels in a few inherently intense scenes. That said, one gets the feeling that she does not get enough scope to internalise the characters". Tanul Thakur of The Wire wrote, "But Blurr resists the easy temptations, finding wrong ways to divulge personality, solidify tension, spring surprise". It also earned negative review from Saibal Chatterjee who wrote,"The film loses sight of its primary purpose - delivering a thriller that makes the most of its resources while staying within its chosen parameters".

Remake

The film was remade in South Korea as The Eyes.