EXCLUSIVE: Janaawar Director Shacindra Vats Reveals Show’s Ritual Scene Featured Real Villagers; Reflects, “They Weren’t Acting, They Were Living The Moment”

Janaawar – The Beast Within – directed by Shacindra Vats and starring Bhuvan Arora, premiered on ZEE5 recently to mixed reviews from critics. The show’s director, Shacindra Vats recently spoke to us about filming the series in the heart of India and how one scene seemed to merge reality with mythology. For the unversed, Janaawar blends realism with mythology through Gram Devta. Scroll below to read what he said.

Shacindra Vats On Janaawar’s Ritual Scene

When we asked the show’s director if there was any day he felt myth meeting reality on set, the filmmaker shared, “When we filmed the ritual scene with real villagers, the very people whose traditions inspired it performed the ceremony themselves. Their devotion was overwhelming — an 80-year-old man danced with astonishing energy, while the women shifted into raw emotion, screaming and bringing the ritual alive. They weren’t acting; they were living the moment, forgetting the presence of the camera. It was surreal — a powerful fusion of myth and reality that left us all with goosebumps.”

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About Janaawar – The Beast Within

Directed by Sachindra Vats, the ZEE5 crime drama stars Bhuvan Arora as Sub-Inspector Hemant Kumar. Janaawar – The Beast Within follows a police investigation into a string of brutal murders in the fictional town of Chhand. The show premiered on September 26.

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