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{{Infobox_Film |
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
name = Sacred Evil |
{{Infobox film
image =|
imdb_id = 0466965 |
| name = Sacred Evil
| image = Sacred evil poster.jpg
writer = [[Ipsita Ray Chakraverti]] (the book),<br>[[Abhigyan Jha]] (screenplay)|
starring = [[Sarika]], <br>[[Lynsey Pow]], <br>[[Frédéric Andrau]] |
| director = [[Abhigyan Jha]]<br>Abhiyan Rajhans
director = [[Abhigyan Jha]], <br>[[Abhiyan Rajhans]] |
| screenplay = Abhigyan Jha<br/>[[Mrinal Jha]]
| based_on = {{based on|''Sacred Evil: Encounters With the Unknown''|[[Ipsita Roy Chakraverti]]}}
producer = [[Abhigyan Jha]] |
distributor = |
| producer = Abhigyan Jha
| starring = [[Sarika]]<br>Lynsey Pow<br>Frédéric Andrau
released = 2006 |
| cinematography = Ivan Kozelka
runtime = 109 min |
| editing = Sanjib Datta
language = Hindi, English |
music = [[Claver Menezes]] |
| music = Claver Menezes
| studio = [[Sahara One|Sahara One Motion Pictures]]<br/>[[Abhigyan Jha|Undercover Productions]]
awards = |
| distributor = Percept Pictures Company
budget = |
| released = {{Film date|2006}}
| runtime = 109 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi<br/>English
| budget =
}}
}}


'''''Sacred Evil''''' is an [[India]]n supernatural/surreal film directed by [[Abhigyan Jha]] and [[Abhiyan Rajhans]]. It was released in 2006.Sacred Evil is about duality. It explores the premise that reality always has two sides. Where there is light, there is shadow.<ref>[http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/reviews/article_1169299.php/Sacred_Evil_a_no-no_for_non-believers Encounter with the unknown]</ref>
'''''Sacred Evil''''' ([[Hindi]]: '''''Gehra Paani''''') is a 2006 [[India]]n supernatural/surreal film directed by [[Abhigyan Jha]] and Abhiyan Rajhans. It is based on the book ''Sacred Evil: Encounters With the Unknown'' by Indian [[Wicca]]n priestess [[Ipsita Roy Chakraverti]] and portrays various cases of healing described in the book. The film stars actress [[Sarika]] as Ipsita.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/reviews/article_1169299.php/Sacred_Evil_a_no-no_for_non-believers |title='Sacred Evil' a no-no for non-believers |publisher=Monsters and Critics |date=2006-06-03 |accessdate=2010-08-05 |archive-date=8 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108140639/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/reviews/article_1169299.php/Sacred_Evil_a_no-no_for_non-believers |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Based on a true story from the case files of real-life Wiccan, [[Ipsita Ray Chakraverti]], Sacred Evil is the Story of three women separated by a twenty year old secret. A nun, a Wiccan & a girl in search of her mother.
Based on a true story from the case files of a real-life Wiccan, [[Ipsita Roy Chakraverti]], ''Sacred Evil'' is the story of three women separated by a twenty-year-old secret: a nun, a Wiccan, and a girl in search of her mother.


The nun is Martha, a 45 year old withering woman who lives in a secluded convent in Calcutta. Even in the sanctuary of the Church, she is haunted by a specter that threatens her sanity.
The nun is Martha, a 45-year-old withering woman who lives in a secluded convent in Calcutta. Even in the sanctuary of the church, she is haunted by a specter that threatens her sanity. The Wiccan, Ipsita, is called upon by the unconventional Mother Superior to heal Martha's soul.


The task is difficult as Martha is reticent about talking about the events in her past. Using her skills as a healer and her training as a Jungian psychotherapist, Ipsita gradually opens the door to Martha's story of the one who haunts her.
The Wiccan, Ipsita is called upon by the unconventional Mother Superior to heal Martha's soul.


An Anglo-Indian girl called Claudia grows up with the angst of not knowing her mother, Maureen, alienated in her Indian surroundings by her blue eyes and blonde hair.
The task is difficult as Martha is reticent in talking about the events in her past. Using her skills as a healer and her training as a Jungian psychotherapist, Ipsita gradually opens the door to Martha's story. The story of the one who haunts her.


The story now goes back and forth as events from Claudia's life begin to intersect Martha's, and Ipsita tries to sort out the tangled threads of the past and present. In her search for the lost Maureen, whom everyone says looked much like her, Claudia becomes obsessed with her mother's image. She begins to turn into her mother. Like her, she seeks out and falls in love with a foreigner, Pierre, a young Frenchman who is in Calcutta for a doctorate. But Pierre is never sure who is in love with him, Claudia or Maureen.
A young Anglo Indian girl called Claudia grows up with the angst of not knowing her mother Maureen, alienated in her Indian surroundings by her blue eyes and blonde hair.


As she tries to heal Martha with centuries-old Egyptian rituals of the Wicca, Ipsita learns of Claudia's struggle to keep her sanity and Martha's attempts to save her soul — how she tried hard to bring her to the church and let God heal her. Ipsita also learns that somewhere the attempts failed. Something happened. Claudia's burden became Martha's. With her own efforts failing to heal Martha's spirit, Ipsita is led to a startling discovery in the end, which makes her wonder if the sacred will ever be as strong in us as the evil is.
The story now goes back and forth as events from Claudia's life begin to intersect Martha's and Ipsita tries to sort out the tangled threads of the past and the present. In her search for the lost Maureen who everyone says looked much like her, a real English lady, Claudia becomes obsessed with her mother's image. She begins to turn into her mother. Like her, she seeks out and falls in love with a foreigner, Pierre, a young Frenchman who is in Calcutta for a doctorate. But Pierre is never sure who is in love with him, Claudia or Maureen.


==Cast==
As she tries to heal Martha with centuries old Egyptian rituals of the Wicca, Ipsita learns of Claudia's struggle to keep her sanity and Martha's attempts to save her soul. How she tried hard to bring her to the Church and let God heal her. Ipsita also learns that somewhere the attempts failed. Something happened. Claudia's burden became Martha's. With her own efforts failing to heal Martha's spirit, Ipsita is led to a startling discovery in the end which makes her wonder if the sacred will ever be as strong in us as the evil is.
* [[Sarika]] as [[Ipsita Ray Chakraverti|Ipsita]]
* Lynsey Pow as Claudia and Martha
* Frédéric Andrau as Pierre


==Cast & Crew==
==Music==
#Tu Pyaar Ka Saagar Hai" - Asmita Sen
#O Majhi" - [[Kailash Kher]]


==Reception==
'''Directed by'''


===Critical and commercial ===
Abhigyan jha
Upon its release, the movie received mixed reviews from critics and was compared to [[Satyajit Ray]]'s work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_the-faithful-will-watch-sacred-evil_1032185 |title=The 'faithful' will watch Sacred Evil - Mumbai - DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2006-05-29 |accessdate=2010-08-05 |last=Mishra |first=Anshika}}</ref>
Abhiyan Rajhans


Commercially the film fared poorly as it was released without proper context by Percept Picture Company in India; it has still not been released in Europe, USA and Canada &mdash; the markets for which the film was made. The Indian audience found it difficult to grasp the conflict between the church and the Wiccan and the subdued and surreal drama. A lot of people in India refer to ''Sacred Evil'' as a horror film though it is not in the horror genre. It deals with the paranormal, but it is more about alienation and loneliness and how strange life can be than ghosts and goblins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/sacred_evil.asp |title=Sacred Evil : Movie Review |publisher=Glamsham.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2006/05/04/1188/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110003546/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2006/05/04/1188/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2010 |title=Sacred Evil: Promo Watch |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=2006-05-04 |accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref>
'''Writing credit'''
[[Ipsita Ray Chakraverti]] Book
Abhigyan & Mrinal Jha Screenplay


'''Cast (in credits order)'''

Sarika ... Ipsita
<br />Lynsey Pow ... Claudia & Martha
<br />Frédéric Andrau ... Pierre

'''Produced by'''

Sahara One Motion Pictures

'''Executive Producer'''

Undercover Productions (Abhigyan Jha)

'''Original Music'''

Claver Menezes

'''Cinematography'''

Ivan Kozelka

'''Film Editing'''

Sanjib Datta

'''Costume Design'''

Darshan Jalan

'''Make Up'''

Vikram Gaikwad

'''Original English Lyrics'''

Abhigyan Jha

==Reception==
===Critical and Commercial===
Upon its release, the movie received mixed reviews from critics and was written off as a blunder. In box office also the film performed extremely poorly and was regarded as a super flop.<ref>[http://www.santabanta.com/cinema.asp?pid=10809 Sacred evil: movie review]</ref><ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2006/05/04/1188/index.html Sacred Evil: Indian or western horror flick?]</ref>
===Political===
===Political===
The Catholic Secular Forum demanded a separate screening of the film as they said that the movie promoted witchcraft and violence and doctrinated teh people in the wrong. There were warnings of possible arson and violence also.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1029609 Catholic groups protest]</ref>
The [[Catholic Secular Forum]] demanded a separate screening of the film as they said that it promoted witchcraft and violence and indoctrinated the people in evil. There were warnings of possible arson and violence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_catholic-groups-now-target-sacred-evil_1029609 |title=Catholic groups now target 'Sacred Evil' - Entertainment - DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2006-05-16 |accessdate=2010-08-05 |last=Mishra |first=Ankit}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0466965|Sacred Evil}}

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Latest revision as of 02:51, 1 November 2024

Sacred Evil
Directed byAbhigyan Jha
Abhiyan Rajhans
Screenplay byAbhigyan Jha
Mrinal Jha
Based onSacred Evil: Encounters With the Unknown
by Ipsita Roy Chakraverti
Produced byAbhigyan Jha
StarringSarika
Lynsey Pow
Frédéric Andrau
CinematographyIvan Kozelka
Edited bySanjib Datta
Music byClaver Menezes
Production
companies
Distributed byPercept Pictures Company
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi
English

Sacred Evil (Hindi: Gehra Paani) is a 2006 Indian supernatural/surreal film directed by Abhigyan Jha and Abhiyan Rajhans. It is based on the book Sacred Evil: Encounters With the Unknown by Indian Wiccan priestess Ipsita Roy Chakraverti and portrays various cases of healing described in the book. The film stars actress Sarika as Ipsita.[1]

Plot

[edit]

Based on a true story from the case files of a real-life Wiccan, Ipsita Roy Chakraverti, Sacred Evil is the story of three women separated by a twenty-year-old secret: a nun, a Wiccan, and a girl in search of her mother.

The nun is Martha, a 45-year-old withering woman who lives in a secluded convent in Calcutta. Even in the sanctuary of the church, she is haunted by a specter that threatens her sanity. The Wiccan, Ipsita, is called upon by the unconventional Mother Superior to heal Martha's soul.

The task is difficult as Martha is reticent about talking about the events in her past. Using her skills as a healer and her training as a Jungian psychotherapist, Ipsita gradually opens the door to Martha's story of the one who haunts her.

An Anglo-Indian girl called Claudia grows up with the angst of not knowing her mother, Maureen, alienated in her Indian surroundings by her blue eyes and blonde hair.

The story now goes back and forth as events from Claudia's life begin to intersect Martha's, and Ipsita tries to sort out the tangled threads of the past and present. In her search for the lost Maureen, whom everyone says looked much like her, Claudia becomes obsessed with her mother's image. She begins to turn into her mother. Like her, she seeks out and falls in love with a foreigner, Pierre, a young Frenchman who is in Calcutta for a doctorate. But Pierre is never sure who is in love with him, Claudia or Maureen.

As she tries to heal Martha with centuries-old Egyptian rituals of the Wicca, Ipsita learns of Claudia's struggle to keep her sanity and Martha's attempts to save her soul — how she tried hard to bring her to the church and let God heal her. Ipsita also learns that somewhere the attempts failed. Something happened. Claudia's burden became Martha's. With her own efforts failing to heal Martha's spirit, Ipsita is led to a startling discovery in the end, which makes her wonder if the sacred will ever be as strong in us as the evil is.

Cast

[edit]
  • Sarika as Ipsita
  • Lynsey Pow as Claudia and Martha
  • Frédéric Andrau as Pierre

Music

[edit]
  1. Tu Pyaar Ka Saagar Hai" - Asmita Sen
  2. O Majhi" - Kailash Kher

Reception

[edit]

Critical and commercial

[edit]

Upon its release, the movie received mixed reviews from critics and was compared to Satyajit Ray's work.[2]

Commercially the film fared poorly as it was released without proper context by Percept Picture Company in India; it has still not been released in Europe, USA and Canada — the markets for which the film was made. The Indian audience found it difficult to grasp the conflict between the church and the Wiccan and the subdued and surreal drama. A lot of people in India refer to Sacred Evil as a horror film though it is not in the horror genre. It deals with the paranormal, but it is more about alienation and loneliness and how strange life can be than ghosts and goblins.[3][4]

Political

[edit]

The Catholic Secular Forum demanded a separate screening of the film as they said that it promoted witchcraft and violence and indoctrinated the people in evil. There were warnings of possible arson and violence.[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "'Sacred Evil' a no-no for non-believers". Monsters and Critics. 3 June 2006. Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  2. ^ Mishra, Anshika (29 May 2006). "The 'faithful' will watch Sacred Evil - Mumbai - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Sacred Evil : Movie Review". Glamsham.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Sacred Evil: Promo Watch". Bollywood Hungama. 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  5. ^ Mishra, Ankit (16 May 2006). "Catholic groups now target 'Sacred Evil' - Entertainment - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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