Do you believe in the existence of supernatural powers, spirits, ghosts? Have you or any of your friends ever experienced paranormal activities or the presence of a spirit near you? Ever wondered where departed souls go after death? Zee TV brings fear back on television as it returns with the next edition of its immensely popular franchise – the first-of-its-kind horror docudrama ‘Fear Files – Darr Ki Sacchi Tasveerein’. Following the spectacular success of its previous seasons, the new edition of Fear Files will re-define fear as it narrates real life accounts that will send a chill down your spine – narrated in a video diary format, the show will endeavour to demystify intriguing, unfathomable events that have occurred in different parts of the country. Fear Files – Darr Ki Sacchi Tasveerein premieres on Saturday, July 22nd and will air every Sat- Sun at 10:30 PM on Zee TV.
The gripping, high-octane thriller series brings alive incidents where people’s worst nightmares turned to reality. Stories that will be presented to the audiences will be based on legends heard and read about and on various case studies. Each episode will recreate intriguing accounts of paranormal activity – experiences that defy explanation. The settings will be as varied as a haunted skyscraper to a lonesome night in a train bogey to a mysterious beach to an alluring strange jungle hamlet and a ghostly hotel too.
Fear Files, a 30-episode series, will bring back the ‘haunted’ in your life with the most fascinating real life terror tales. Producing this spine-chilling series is Bodhi Tree Productions, with Sukesh Motwani and Mautik Tolia at the helm.
Zee TV Deputy Business Head Deepak Rajadhyaksha said, “Accounts of the paranormal kind have always been a part of our folklore and piqued our interest, especially when we know that this has happened in real. Right since it first launched in 2012, Fear Files commands a dedicated viewership as the franchise brings stories that are well-researched, establish human connections and dwell on the human angles and emotions that bring alive relationships between their characters rather than merely narrate a story of horror. That way, each account becomes far more relatable and evokes a sense of “This could happen to you”. We only hope to further build affinity towards the franchise amongst audiences with this new season. After the success of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs, this year’s No. 1 non-fiction show across GECs, we only further fortify our weekend line-up with India’s Best Judwaah and Fear Files.”
Sukesh Motwani, Producer, Bodhi Tree Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. said, “Fear Files, as a brand, has always stood for riveting tales of the supernatural, inspired by real accounts that have occurred across various parts of the country and urban legends. The ‘fear’ rasa is being explored using an authentic and credible visual treatment. The visual style of storytelling and the motifs of fear being used will be richer and bigger in scale and more innovative this season, almost akin to contours of what we could call as a ‘weekend horror movie experience’ on Zee TV. I have been fortunate that I was at the forefront of the fiction team at Zee in 2012 when we at Zee created this property and Mautik, my partner at Bodhi Tree, was the script head of the show and today in 2017, we are immensely grateful that the Zee Team has chosen us to produce this season.”
Staying true to the latest season’s core proposition of presenting real life accounts of horror, Zee TV’s integrated marketing campaign for the show will take a user-generated content approach that will call out to viewers to share their own experiences of the paranormal kind. Fuelling discussions on social media through #MyFearFiles, viewers will be asked to share their personal accounts of horror through Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, the best of which will be gratified by basing episodes on them, creating parallel online content in the form of video diaries based on some of these true stories, featuring the interesting ones on Zee TV’s official pages, basing the campaign’s outdoor creatives on the stories and populating them through the first-ever marketing campaign based on true life horror stories. By way of an innovative activation, Zee TV will capture audiences across malls and create an experience of horror with augmented reality that uses computer graphics and sensors. The idea is to make viewers actually experience the haunted, bringing alive darr ki sachi tasveerein. The channel is collaborating with ‘Terrible Tiny Tales’ to create the spookiest tiny tales ever. Users who share the best real life accounts will be promoted on the ‘TTT’ official page.
So, hold on to your seats and allow yourself to get totally immersed in the suspense of these captivating stories coming right up on your television screens. Watch ‘Fear Files … Darr Ki Sacchi Tasveerein’ premiere on Zee TV on 22th July and air every Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 PM!