In the ever-expanding landscape of Indian digital short films, where jump scares and gore often dominate the horror genre, the NeonX Originals production Bhog (2025) arrives as a disturbing outlier. Directed as part of the “Uncut” series (notably entry #72), this short film eschews conventional storytelling for a slow-burn, sensory assault that lingers long after the 22-minute runtime.

Set in a decaying haveli in Rajasthan during the lunar month of Bhadrapada , the plot follows (played by newcomer Dhruv Singh), a cynical urban documentarian, and his anthropologist sister Mira (Ananya Sen). They are summoned by a reclusive pujari to record a "once-in-a-century" Tarpan ritual. The catch? The feast is not for the gods, but for a restless spirit that has been feeding on the family’s lineage for generations.

But what exactly is Bhog ? On the surface, it is a psychological horror thriller. At its core, it is a visceral deconstruction of ritual, grief, and consumption. The title Bhog is deliberately misleading. In Hindu tradition, Bhog refers to the sacred food offered to a deity or the meal given to a priest during a Shraddha (ancestral rite). The film weaponizes this concept.