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{{Short description|Indian horror film by Jay Krishnan}}
{{other uses|Dybbuk (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dybbuk
| image = Dybbuk film.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = Jay K
| producer = {{plainlist|
*[[Bhushan Kumar]]
*[[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]]
*Kumar Mangat Pathak
*Abhishek Pathak
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Ezra (2017 film)|Ezra]]'' (2017)}}
| writer = Jay K<br>Chintan Gandhi (dialogues)
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Emraan Hashmi]]
*[[Nikita Dutta]]
}}
| music = [[Amar Mohile]]
|cinematography = Satya Ponmar
| editing = Sandeep Francis
| studio = {{plainlist|
[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
[[Panorama Studios]]
}}
| distributor = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2021|10|29}}
| runtime = 112 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Dybbuk''''' is a 2021 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[supernatural horror film]] written and directed by Jay K, produced by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] and [[Panorama Studios]]. The film, starring [[Emraan Hashmi]] and [[Nikita Dutta]] in the lead role, is a remake of Jay's 2017 [[Malayalam film]] ''[[Ezra (2017 film)|Ezra]]''.<ref name="p1"/> The story of the film revolves around an antique box purchased by the female protagonist, after which the couple face paranormal activities.<ref name="p2"/> The [[principal photography]] began on 18 July 2019 in [[Mauritius]].<ref name="p4"/> The film premiered on 29 October 2021 on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=18 October 2021|title=Emraan Hashmi's horror film 'Dybbuk - The Curse Is Real' teaser out|work=ANI News|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/bollywood/emraan-hashmis-horror-film-dybbuk-the-curse-is-real-teaser-out20211018162928/|access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
Mahi ([[Nikita Dutta]]), a newly married woman, brings an antique Jewish box into her home. When Mahi and her husband Sam ([[Emraan Hashmi]]) begin to have paranormal experiences, they soon learn that the box contained a [[dybbuk]], an evil spirit. The couple then seeks the help of a rabbi to unravel its mystery and in order to survive the ordeal before their child is born.

==Cast==
* [[Emraan Hashmi]] as Samuel "Sam" Isaac, an Indian Christian from Mumbai working as an executive at a [[nuclear waste disposal]] company in Mauritius.
* [[Nikita Dutta]] as Mahi Isaac (Nee'Sood), Sam's wife who is [[pregnancy|pregnant]] with her second child after a [[miscarriage]] . She comes in possession of an antique box (a [[The Dybbuk box|dybbuk box]]) previously owned by the last Jew in Mauritius.
*Anil George as [[Rabbi]] Benyamin, rabbi at the [[Mumbai Chabad House]], working in [[Réunion Island]].
* [[Manav Kaul]] as [[Rabbi]] Markus, Benyamin's son, wanting to exorcise the dybbuk during [[Yom Kippur]] with the help of a [[hamsa]] locket.
*[[Yuri Suri]] as Yakub Ezra, a French Jew who came to [[Rodrigues Island]] during World War II, an expert in [[Kabbalah]].
*[[Imaad Shah]] as Abraham Ezra, Yakub's son who falls in love with Norah, a Christian, and makes her [[pregnancy|pregnant]] out of wedlock. Her [[suicide]] due to the [[stigmatisation]] leads a Christian mob to attack him and his father. The attack leaves him invalid causing Yakub to turn Abraham into a dybbuk bent on destroying the island of [[Mauritius (island)|Mauritius]].
* [[Darshana Banik]] as Norah
* Gaurav Sharma as Inspector Riyaz Ahmed
* [[Denzil Smith]] as [[Father (honorific)|Father]] Gabriel<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2020/dec/12/actor-denzil-smith-talks-about-working-with-christopher-nolan-on-tenet-and-delhi-crimes-emmy-win-30204.html|title=Actor Denzil Smith talks about working with Christopher Nolan on Tenet and Delhi Crime's Emmy win|website=www.indulgexpress.com}}</ref>
* Resh Lamba as Masood
* Bijay Anand as Sanjay
* [[Ivan Sylvester Rodrigues]] as Milind Sanghvi

== Production ==
In April 2019, it was officially confirmed that the [[Hindi]] remake of Malayalam film [[Ezra (2017 film)|Ezra]] is to be produced by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] and [[Panorama Studios]], featuring Emraan Hashmi in the lead role. Jay Krishnan, the director of original film to direct the remake and it will be shot in [[Mumbai]] and [[Mauritius]].<ref name="p1">{{cite news|title=Emraan Hashmi All Set to Star in the Hindi Remake of Malayalam Horror Film 'Ezra'|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/emraan-hashmi-all-set-to-star-in-the-hindi-remake-of-malayalam-horror-film-ezra-2106215.html|access-date=17 April 2019|work=[[News18]]|agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="p2">{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/emraan-hashmi-to-star-in-the-remake-of-malayalam-film-ezra/20762159|title=Emraan Hashmi to star in the remake of Malayalam film 'Ezra'|publisher=Mid Day|date=17 April 2019|access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref> The film titled as ''Dybbuk'', was sold to Amazon prime video for {{INR}}360 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Emraan Hashmi's next titled Dybbuk to release digitally|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/emraan-hashmis-next-titled-dybbuk-to-release-digitally-50445.html|access-date=25 September 2021|work=Filmfare|date=31 August 2021}}</ref>

The filming began in July 2019 in [[Mauritius]].<ref name="p3">{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/bollywood/emraan-hashmi-starrer-ezra-goes-on-floors20190718141852/|title=Emraan Hashmi starrer 'Ezra' goes on floors|publisher=ANI News|date=18 July 2019|access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="p4">{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=18 July 2019|number=1151753014106980352|title=Emraan Hashmi starts shooting of supernatural thriller #Ezra in #Mauritius... Remake of #Malayalam film #Ezra... Directed by Jay Krishnan [he directed the original]... Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Kumar Mangat Pathak, Krishan Kumar and Abhishek Pathak. https://t.co/UjKyEZwfnJ}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical response===
Renuka Vyavahare of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 2 (out of 5) stars and said,"Special effects are decent. Only if there was some surprise element to this mundane horror drama."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/dybbuk/ottmoviereview/87282580.cms|title=A STANDARD HORROR DRAMA CRUSHING HARD ON JEWISH FOLKLORE|author=Renuka Vyavahare|date=October 29, 2021|access-date=October 29, 2021|language=en|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Shubham Dwivedi of [[Pinkvilla]] gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote," ''Dybbuk'' is an unenthusiastic horror tale that mends in its own mediocrity without even making an effort to rise above it. The film does not evoke any emotion out of a viewer."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/reviews/dybbuk-review-emraan-hashmi-nikita-dutta-led-horror-poetic-misfire-fails-evoke-any-thrill-928879|title=Dybbuk review: Emraan Hashmi, Nikita Dutta led horror is a poetic misfire, fails to evoke any thrill|date=October 29, 2021|access-date=October 29, 2021|author=Shubham Dwivedi|website=Pinkvilla|language=en}}</ref> [[Shubhra Gupta]] of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and said,"Based on the Malayalam film ''Ezra'', this Emraan Hashmi-Nikita Dutt-starrer plays strictly by the numbers."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dybbuk-movie-review-emraan-hashmi-film-is-a-comprehensive-waste-of-time-7597580/|title=Dybbuk movie review: Emraan Hashmi film is a comprehensive waste of time|author=Shubhra Gupta|website=The Indian Express|access-date=October 29, 2021|date=October 29, 2021|language=en}}</ref>

Tatsam Mukherjee, Author at Firstpost gave a rating of 1/5 and wrote, " ''Dybbuk'', a Hindi remake of the Malayalam film ''Ezra'', is riddled with amateurish 'twists' and hasty resolutions."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/dybbuk-movie-review-everyone-in-this-emraan-hashmi-film-is-on-autopilot-10095251.html|title=Dybbuk movie review: Everyone in this Emraan Hashmi film is on autopilot|date=October 29, 2021|access-date=October 29, 2021|author=Tatsam Mukherjee|website=Firstpost|language=en}}</ref> Roktim Rajpal of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' gave a rating of 2.5/5 and stated,"Like all remakes, ''Dybbuk'' caters to those who haven't seen the original version."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dybbuk-movie-review-emraan-hashmi-headlines-a-watchable-horror-thriller-1045297.html|title='Dybbuk' movie review: Emraan Hashmi headlines a watchable horror-thriller|website=Deccan Herald|author=Roktim Rajpal|access-date=October 29, 2021|date=October 29, 2021|language=en}}</ref> [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave 2 stars and wrote," ''Dybbuk'' attempts to be an unconventional horror film but the not-so-scary second half and lengthy runtime spoil the show."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/movie-review/movie-review-dybbuk/|title=Movie Review:Dybbuk|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=October 29, 2021|date=October 29, 2021|language=en}}</ref> Anuj Kumar from ''[[The Hindu]]'' website wrote,"The sincerity of filmmaker Jay K in addressing the science vs. logic bit is palpable, but the predictable storyline and cliched backstory make it a long wait till the climactic twist."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/dybbuk-movie-review-out-of-the-box-not-quite/article37227314.ece|title='Dybbuk' movie review: Out of the box? Not quite!|website=The Hindu|language=en|access-date=October 29, 2021|date=October 29, 2021|author=Anuj Kumar}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt15715122}}

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