{{short description|2019 film by Suman Mukhopadhyay}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Posham Pa | image = Posham Pa poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Suman Mukhopadhyay | producer = Jahanara Bhargava & Seema Mohapatra | writer = Nimisha Misra | starring = {{plainlist| * Mahie Gill * Sayani Gupta * Ragini Khanna }} | music = Prabuddha Banerjee | cinematography = | editing = | studio = Ten Years Younger Productions<br/>Amber Entertainment | distributor = ZEE5 | released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|08|23}} | runtime = 75 minutes | country = India | language = Hindi }}
'''''Posham Pa''''' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. The film stars Mahie Gill, Sayani Gupta, Ragini Khanna in the main lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mahie Gill, Sayani Gupta team up for all-female thriller Posham Pa|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jul/16/mahie-gill-sayani-gupta-team-up-for-all-female-thriller-posham-pa-13002.html|website=Cinema Express|date=16 July 2019|access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Khan|first=Atif|date=2019-09-19|title=Ragini Khanna on her new Zee5 original 'Posham Pa'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ragini-khanna-independent-streak/article29457475.ece|access-date=2020-05-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The title generally refers to a children's rhyme but the film depicts the mass murder of children by serial killers.<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/what-s-the-story-behind-posham-pa-ask-sayani-1590630-2019-08-23|title=What's the story behind Posham Pa? Ask Sayani - Mail Today News|website=India Today | date=2019-08-23 | author=Suhani Singh|accessdate=2020-12-20}}</ref> The plot of the film is based on the true story of serial killers Anjana, and her two daughters Seema Gavit and Renuka Shinde, who kidnapped more than 40 children and murdered around 12 children on 19 November 1996.<ref name="indiatoday"/> Seema and Renuka received death penalty in 2014 for committing the murders while their mother Anjana died in 1997 while serving her prison sentence.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee5's Posham Pa Wilts Under The Weight Of Its Own Psychology|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/posham-pa-zee-5-review-sayani-gupta/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914115043/https://www.filmcompanion.in/posham-pa-zee-5-review-sayani-gupta|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 September 2019|date=2019-08-21|website=Film Companion|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> The film was released via the ZEE5 platform on 23 August 2019 and received generally positive reviews from the audience and critics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Posham Pa movie review: Zee5 film about serial killer sisters plods under the weight of its ambition|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/posham-pa-movie-review-zee5-film-about-serial-killer-sisters-plods-under-the-weight-of-its-ambition-7206611.html|date=2019-08-23|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2020-05-15|archive-date=12 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712074848/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/posham-pa-movie-review-zee5-film-about-serial-killer-sisters-plods-under-the-weight-of-its-ambition-7206611.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Posham Pa' review: More fiction than fact in film based on real-life serial killers|url=https://scroll.in/reel/934718/posham-pa-review-more-fiction-than-fact-in-film-based-on-real-life-serial-killers|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|website=Scroll.in|date=23 August 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref>
== Synopsis == The story is that of a psychologically disturbed mother Prajakta (Mahie Gill) who inspired and coerced her two daughters, Regha (Sayani Gupta) and Shikha (Ragini Khanna), into a life of crime. They murdered 5 children and the sisters later reveal everything to two documentary filmmakers - Gundeep (Imaad Shah) and Nikhat (Shivani Raghuvanshi).
== Cast == * Mahie Gill as Prajakta Deshpande * Sayani Gupta as Regha Sathe * Ragini Khanna as Shikha Deshpande * Shivani Raghuvanshi as Nikhat Ismail * Randheer Rai as Dharmesh Deshpande * Imaad Shah as Gundeep Singh
== Production == The project was announced by ZEE5 in July 2019 during the post-production stage of the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee5 announces psychological thriller Posham Pa - Exchange4media|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/zee5-announces-psychological-thriller-posham-pa-98132.html|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|language=en|access-date=2020-05-15|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815152229/https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/zee5-announces-psychological-thriller-posham-pa-98132.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's director chose an all-female cast for the film giving prominence to women characters.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Posham Pa': A violent thriller with an all-female cast|url=https://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/posham-pa-a-violent-thriller-with-an-all-female-cast-2219336.html|date=2019-07-15|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2020-05-15|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926085314/https://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/posham-pa-a-violent-thriller-with-an-all-female-cast-2219336.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Mahie Gill was roped in to play a psychologically disturbed mother Prajakta resembling Anjana while Sayani Gupta and Ragini Khanna were hired to play the sisters resembling the mass murderers Seema and Renuka.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Upadhyay|first=Karishma|date=2019-08-16|title=Dealing with female toxicity in 'Posham Pa'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/how-mahie-gill-sayani-gupta-and-ragini-khanna-geared-up-for-some-extreme-female-toxicity-in-the-psychological-thriller-posham-pa/article29109400.ece|access-date=2020-05-15|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=31 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131213459/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/how-mahie-gill-sayani-gupta-and-ragini-khanna-geared-up-for-some-extreme-female-toxicity-in-the-psychological-thriller-posham-pa/article29109400.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was predominantly shot in a prison in Matunga, Mumbai where the serial killers are currently lodged.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Posham Pa is kind of like Breaking Bad: Mahie Gill|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-anger-within-5942627/|date=2019-08-28|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15|archive-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926085313/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/the-anger-within-5942627/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Category:2019 Hindi-language films Category:2019 Indian films Category:Indian psychological thriller films Category:ZEE5 original films Category:Films shot in Mumbai Category:Hindi-language films based on actual events Category:Indian films based on actual events Category:2019 direct-to-video films Category:2019 films Category:Films about real serial killers Category:2010s serial killer films Category:Biographical films about serial killers Category:Indian serial killer films Category:Films directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay