As Neha gets closer to her due date, the supernatural occurrences intensify. She discovers that the ghost is not just a random spirit but is connected to a dark secret buried in the house and the village's history. The film builds a slow-burn mystery about a mother’s lost child, revenge, and a horrific truth about female infanticide and societal neglect.
| Aspect | Lapachhapi (Marathi) | Chhorii (Hindi) | The Witch (English) | Tumbbad (Marathi/Hindi) | |--------|----------------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------------| | Setting | Rural farmhouse | Secluded bungalow | 17th-century farm | Pre-independence village | | Protagonist | Pregnant woman | Pregnant woman | Pregnant mother | Greedy man | | Monster | Grieving mother’s ghost | Similar (remake) | A goat/Black Philip | Goddess of greed | | Real horror | Female infanticide | Female infanticide | Religious repression | Greed | | Pace | Slow burn | Faster, more jumps | Very slow | Medium | lapachhapi