The much-awaited horror thriller Khauf was released on Amazon Prime Video on April 18, 2025. The 8-episode series on Prime Video revolves around a woman named Madhu, played by Monika Panwar, who has fled to Delhi in order to become an independent woman, but all things came crashing down when she starts living in a haunted hostel in the national capital. Following its OTT Release, Khauf Reviews are out and fans are lavishing praise on the makers for delivering an Indian web series that is indeed gripping, terrifying, and binge-watch worthy. Since, you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you have already started to watch the series on Prime Video and are wondering about real-life Khauf Hostel or real-life Delhi hostel shown in Amazon Prime Video series Khauf. Below is all you need to know about Khauf Real Life Hostel-
Is the haunted hostel in Delhi shown in Khauf real?
The answer is yes and no at the same time. Khauf is a fictional horror thriller that is mostly filmed in the national capital, Delhi, and Mumbai. Madhu, who flees from Gwalior to Delhi to become an independent woman, shifts to a creepy hostel on the outskirts of Delhi. The series has showcased that the Delhi Hostel is semi-government and hence available at cheap rates. The name of the hostel is 'Pragati Working Women's Hostel'. The series has mentioned that Pragati Working Women's Hostel is situated in the outskirts of Delhi.
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Hence, True Scoop tried to reverse search the image of the hostel shown in the Amazon Prime Video series on Google, and it found multiple hits that looked similar to Pragati Working Women's Hostel i.e., Khauf Delhi Hostel. However, it found that all the hits of the hostel located in Mumbai.
Reports suggest that some filming of the series may have taken place in Filmistan Studios in Mumbai. Hence, it is possible that the hostel showcased in the series may be in Mumbai rather than in Delhi. However, to dramatise and connect with the storyline of the horror series, the hostel has been showcased to be situated on the outskirts of Delhi. Still, True Scoop cannot confirm this as the series is a horror.
Khauf Characters guide: Who plays what?
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.