Mumbai, Nov. 3 -- It is eerie and unsettling to see a village where the land, which is supposed to sustain life, becomes the source of fear. It makes you wonder what causes it! The teaser of Jackie Shroff and Sharad Kelkar's upcoming film, Kaali Kheti, plays on this notion, introducing a world where Kheti is not just an activity or a way of life, but a force that seems to haunt a whole village. Rather than relying on familiar horror tropes, the first glimpse shows a folklore story with an ominous undercurrent.

The teaser builds its intrigue around the idea of a village living under the shadow of something it cannot escape. Kheti appears to have a life of its own, almost like an ancient presence that has taken hold of the place and its pe...