The Vvaan makers reveal that the film is inspired by the famour Van Devi Temple folklore

Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatias upcoming film The Vvaan is set to take audiences into an unusual world bringing fantasy folklore mystery spirituality and superntural come togetherWriter Arunabh Kumar and director Deepak Kumar Mishra recently opened up about the inspiration behind the film revealing that its story has roots in a reallife folklore associated with the Van Devi Temple near PatnaSpeaking to ANI Arunabh Kumar recalled visiting the temple and learning the stories and legends surrounding its originsThe story behind that temple is that it was built in the 16th century In the forest there were some things that used to trouble the people around there There was a tradition that people were forbidden to visit the forest after sunset The legend still remains in place I spoke to the local people the priests and the villagers Two years ago I told Deepak about the story and we both found it very exciting It was then that we both went to Ektaa Kapoor and it was she who said that this is a story to be made on a big screen Kumar saidFor director Deepak Kumar Mishra the appeal of Vvaan lay in the opportunity to tell a heartlandrooted story on a much larger cinematic canvasWe had to create a new world Mishra said explaining that one of the biggest challenges was transforming the story into a cinematic world that could move between contemporary reality and the mysterious environment of the forestMishra best known for directing Panchayat also explained why the films protagonist appealed to himHomeland stories always inspire me a lot This story is about a very contemporary boy who goes back to his roots and follows a path of rediscovery As soon as this logline came I developed a lot of interest as I was already doing it in Panchayat Now that I had the opportunity to present it on a big platform it was very exciting for me he addedMishra also described the process of translating the story through the right use of technology and animation calling it both challenging and excitingWhen it was narrated the visuals automatically came to mind It started from there and then slowly grew with the team We prepared a cinematic presentation of it One may not feel it while watching but there is a lot of technology a lot of animation which has been used to build the world to build that atmosphere he saidThe official teaser of The Vvaan was unveiled earlier this weekPresented by Balaji Motion Pictures the teaser promises a captivating journey into a world of fantasy folklore mystery ancient beliefs and the supernaturalSharing the teasers link Sidharth on Instagram wrote Humari Rakshak hain woh jinki Sher savaari hai 25th Sept ko aa rahi Vvaan ki kahani hai THEVVAANTeaser Out Now Teaser 2 coming THEVVAAN in cinemas on 25th September 2026View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sidharth Malhotra sidmalhotraWritten by Arunabh Kumar and directed by Deepak Mishra with Manu Anand as DOP and Visual Director the film is produced by Shobha Kapoor Ektaa R Kapoor Arunabh Kumar and Niraj KothariThe Vvaan Force of the Forrest arrives in cinemas on September 25 2026This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever