The Lost Tape (film)

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The Lost Tape
Directed byRakshit Dahiya
Produced byAshok Baphna
StarringAnkuar Panchal
Esha Rajee
Nishantt Tanwar
Monali Sehgal
Shaurya Singh
CinematographyDhaval Ganbote
Edited byVivek Agrawal
Production
company
Baphna Films
Distributed byDimension Pictures
Release date
  • 14 September 2012 (2012-09-14)
[1]
CountryIndia
Language Hindi

The Lost Tape is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language found footage psychological horror film directed by Rakshit Dahiya [2] and produced by Ashok Baphna. The film's cinematography is done by Dhaval Ganbote, a graduate from Whistling Woods International Institute and is edited by Vivek Agrawal, an editing Faculty of Whistling Woods International Institute. [3] All Media Rights of the film are owned by Dimension Pictures.

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Plot

5 youngsters went into the woods of Chail, Himachal Pradesh to explore an old urban legend's story. They were completely unaware of the fact that they were slowly becoming part of the story. The more they found out, the closer they got to the unexplained reality, of what they thought was merely a myth. After entering into the woods, they were never seen again. The search went on for 6 months and the case was closed. Until one day, police recovered a digital video recorder, which held the unexplained secret. This film unfolds the mystery of those 5 youngsters’ mysterious disappearance. A tale of Love, friendship, betrayal and fear. Fear of the devil and fear of the Lord himself.

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Filming

The shoot took place in the forests of Chail, Himachal Pradesh.

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