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YB WEB DESK. Dated: 9/9/2021 12:38:04 PM

Nirvana Inn

Nirvana Inn is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language psychological horror film directed by Vijay Jayapal[1] and produced by Stray Factory, Uncombed Buddha, Stop Whinging and Harman Ventures. The film stars Adil Hussain, Rajshri Deshpande and Sandhya Mridul.[2][3] It follows the story of a boatman who becomes the caretaker of a Himalayan resort after an attempted suicide.[4] Nirvana Inn was one of the 29 projects selected for the program, Busan Asian Project Market at the Busan International Film Festival.[5] It premiered under the "A Window on Asian Cinema" section at the 24th Busan International Film Festival.[6] The film was released on OTT platform Cinemapreneur on 11 December 2020.[7] Production Director Vijay Jayapal said that the idea of the film came to his mind after reading an article about the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash where the pilot had crashed the plane, since he was having some suicidal thoughts.[8] He said, "I was quite intrigued and disturbed by this story and the underlying themes of death and guilt."[4] He then worked on the story for the next year and a half with an idea to make The Shining meets Winter Sleep.[8] Principal photography began in October 2018 in Manali, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.[4] Talking about the films title, Vijay said "[it] was a deliberate choice of title.