A ’horror’ film with a marked difference, Phobia juggles with familiar elements of the genre - fear, shock, surprise, mystery - with a steady sense of thematic purpose.
Whatever flaws there are in the film - and there are many for sure - are offset by a riveting performance by Radhika Apte as a successful painter who has more than just the ravages of a psychological disorder to contend with.
A sexual assault survivor, the film’s female protagonist is an independent-spirited artist Mehek Deo who is trapped and terrorized by sounds and apparitions in a high-rise apartment.