{"id":857,"date":"2025-07-19T06:35:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T06:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/films\/?page_id=857"},"modified":"2025-07-29T06:15:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:15:52","slug":"night-encounters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/films\/night-encounters\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Encounters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"857\" class=\"elementor elementor-857\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab13cc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab13cc3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c048f89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c048f89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1133\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/films\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/night.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-859\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/films\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/night.webp 1133w, https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/films\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/night-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/films\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/night-1024x651.webp 1024w, https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/films\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/night-768x488.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1133px) 100vw, 1133px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19640e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c19640e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NIGHT ENCOUNTERS ( US release 2023)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac72d8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ac72d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee9aea6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee9aea6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909a8a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"909a8a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd298d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fd298d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Synopsis<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c72623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c72623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">When an actor has a close encounter with the apparition of an elderly woman, no one is able to differentiate what is truly supernatural and what is simply a ploy by the director to get an authentic reaction from her cast. The lines between this guerrilla filmmaking and the supernatural are further blurred when the lead actress goes missing. Is it all scripted or is this hotel actually haunted? Screenplay Finalist for the Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival 2018 (U.S)<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c986ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c986ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61791ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61791ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cast &amp; Crew<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8c7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc8c7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Actors<\/strong>: Ankur Rathee, Anisa Butt, Sonia Rathee<br \/><strong>Producer \/ Writer \/ Director<\/strong>: Simmer Bhatia<br \/><strong>Composer<\/strong>: Ambresh Shroff<br \/><strong>Editor<\/strong>: Rajendrra Ghadi<br \/><strong>Cinematographer<\/strong>: Srikant Dutta<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059ae8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"059ae8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e964f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e964f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Story Behind the Story<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22202dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22202dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My third movie, a supernatural thriller titled NIGHT ENCOUNTERS, has been released on various platforms across the U.S., including Amazon Prime, and is currently awaiting its release in India.<\/p><p>Since my school days, I\u2019ve had supernatural experiences and possess an extrasensory perception that allows me to sense energies and entities beyond the physical realm. I had written a horror story back in school, though I never pursued it further at the time because, frankly, it scared me.<\/p><p>But this time, I felt compelled to make NIGHT ENCOUNTERS, not just to entertain, but to help people understand the supernatural from a real, grounded perspective. I didn\u2019t want to make another gimmicky horror flick. I wanted to tell a story one with meaning, depth, and authenticity. Something raw and real.<\/p><p>How did I pull the cast together and manage to secure partial funding? That\u2019s a wild story in itself.<\/p><p>The craziest part? While filming, several members of our crew had actual supernatural encounters on set. It was unbelievable. Yet somehow, we saw it through and completed the film.<\/p><p>Now, I\u2019m just eagerly waiting to share NIGHT ENCOUNTERS with audiences in India.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2e113 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a2e113\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4926f3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4926f3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards &amp; Festival Selections<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4815432 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4815432\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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