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Season 1 – Khauf

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Madhu moves into a hostel in Delhi to start afresh, but her room hides a sinister presence that begins to get stronger each day, alarming the other women on her floor. They know what the room hides and desperately want her gone before it is too late for them all.
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Khauf — Season 1

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Rahul Desai The Hollywood Reporter Jun 4
As a genre portrait of normalised violence, Khauf is finely staged and detailed. Go to Full Review Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Apr 24
2.5/5
Khauf works best when its women, with all their pain and their messy back stories, are on screen, doing their thing. Go to Full Review Udita Jhunjhunwala Scroll.in Apr 24
...with its incessant and bloody violence, the misogyny and denigration of women, and the sheer hopelessness it conveys, Khauf is unsettling and exhausting. Go to Full Review Ishita Sengupta OTTplay Aug 18
Khauf is a strikingly uncompromising work that uses the format of long-form storytelling not as an excuse to reiterate tropes but to tell a specific story with universal resonance. Go to Full Review Tatsam Mukherjee The Wire (INDIA) Apr 25
... for Singh’s sake, I do hope it earns some notoriety, because it will mean the show will have pierced through the veneer of smug Indian men, touching a nerve somewhere. Go to Full Review Abhimanyu Mathur Hindustan Times Apr 24
3.5/5
While far from perfect, the show is a positive step in reinventing Indian horror in the slow-burn mould where content and real-world issues merge with traditional scares to give a story that is not just scary but also relevant. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ranajoy G @izeberg Dec 10 Excellent premise and well executed, avoiding the usual melodrama and pitfalls of the horror genre. All characters are well developed and their backstories are revealed at the right pace, except perhaps the unnecessary ones of the psychiatrist and the hakim, two good actors wasted. Watch it even if horror is not your go to genre. Trivia: The director is one of the writers of ‘the sacred games’. See more Soumya B @RT82090629 Jun 14 A long drawn out story that bores you starting mid way. See more Saayandeep B @RT67395314 May 13 Oh my god!! Out of words!! Must watch it...Do it now See more Sharang L @Scribe187 May 10 The scares are incidental. In essence, this is a woman's seething, searing take on life in the hellhole called Delhi. See more Read all reviews
Khauf — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Smita Singh

Creator

Monika Panwar

Actor

Rajat Kapoor

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Geetanjali Kulkarni

Actor

Shilpa Shukla

Actor

Abhishek Chauhan

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 18, 2025 Ladies Hostel Madhu, haunted by her past trauma, moves to New Delhi to be close to her boyfriend Arun and to start her life on a fresh note; they find a working women's hostel, which is marked by a mysterious death that has left a few residents shattered. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 18, 2025 Stalker Madhu's nightmares intensify as she believes she's seen a familiar face from her past; the warden invites a shaman to examine the hostel for clues; the shaman senses a dark energy. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 18, 2025 Venom Madhu decides to confront Nakul and face her fears; the women in the hostel make a pact with the Doctor; Arun reveals a big secret to Madhu. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 18, 2025 Fever Madhu distances herself from Arun after his confession and turns to Nakul for support; the hostel girls secretly add a mysterious powder to her food as per the Doctor's orders. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 18, 2025 Possessed Madhu tries to end things with Arun, but he expresses his love, leading to a passionate reconnection; after work, Nakul offers Madhu a ride, but he has other intentions. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 18, 2025 Trap Madhu's own memories starts to play tricks on her, leading to a terrifying confusion; Nikki plans her escape from the hostel. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 18, 2025 Happy New Year The girls break their silence on what happened on New Year's Eve the previous year; the truth about Komal finally comes to light. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 18, 2025 The Reverie After Nikki's death, a notice to vacate the hostel leaves only the girls behind; a possessed Madhu returns for a tense face off, battling the entity within and her traumatic past. Details

Season Info

Creator
Smita Singh
Executive Producer
Mehboob Pal Singh Brar
Network
Prime Video
Genre
Horror, Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date
Apr 18, 2025