The much-awaited horror-thriller series Khauf was released on Amazon Prime Video on April 18, 2025. Created and written by Smita Singh, Khauf is a horror thriller with the story set in New Delhi revolving around a woman named Madhu who shifts to Delhi to be an independent woman, but chaos breaks out after she starts staying in a haunted hostel room. The 8-episode series is although it has no big starcast, but its storyline has kept the fans gripped. Hence, fans are lavishing praise on the makers for delivering such outstanding and terrifying content.
Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you have already watched Khauf on Prime Video and are wondering about real-life Professor Anil Mehta aka Doctor played by Rajat Kapoor. Below is all you need to know-
Is Professor Anil Mehta's character inspired by a real-life Delhi serial killer?
The answer is no. The character of Professor Anil Mehta shown in the Amazon Prime Video series Khauf is totally original. Professor Anil Mehta is a dark character who has supernatural powers. However, his thirst to achieve more and more supernatural powers that he starts killing women at his workplace in Delhi. Hence, Professor Anil Mehta comes under the scanner of Delhi Police as a serial killer. Interestingly, it was Professor Anil Mehta who was called by the hostel warden to investigate about the truth of the haunted room number 333 in Pragati Woking Women's Hostel in the outskirts of Delhi.
Interestingly, if you talk about serial killer of Delhi, the name of Chandrakant Jha sits at the top. Infamously known as the 'butcher of Delhi', Chandrakant Jha killed and dismembered at least 18 people in New Delhi. However, as the Professor in Khauf killed only women, Chandrakant Jha did not kill, going by the gender. Also, Chandrakant Jha worked as a hawker in New Delhi while the Professor worked as a local doctor, or let's say Hakkim. Chandrakant Jha is serving life sentence.
More on Kauf
Talking about the characters guide, Khauf is not known for a big starcast but an outstanding and terrifying storyline. Hence, the series features Monika Panwar who plays Madhu (the main character), Rajat Kapoor as The Doctor aka Hakkim (Shaman), a mysterious spiritual figure, Abhishek Chauhan plays Nakul, Geetanjali Kulkarni plays Dr. Shohini, Shilpa Shukla plays Warden, Chum Darang plays Svetlana, and more in the key roles.