Mumbai, Aug. 27 -- Most people hear that something is forbidden and instinctively stay away. Sidharth Malhotra's character does the opposite in his new film Vvan. The more mysterious Vvaan becomes, the closer he gets to it. Vvaan isn't introduced as a place waiting to be discovered. It already has a reputation. There are stories around it, a strict boundary around when one can enter and a deep-rooted fear of what happens to those who venture in after dark. Sidharth's character is aware of that world, yet something makes him step towards it anyway. What if he isn't chasing the supernatural? Is he chasing something personal?

The teaser gives us very little about what drives him, and that absence itself feels telling. We see him enter the f...