Stephen King’s It Was Once Adapted As A 52-Episode TV Series – In India

“Woh” transposes the action of King’s novel from Derry to Panchgani, a small town near the west coast of India. The town is being haunted by an ancient evil that takes the form of a circus clown. The clown, called Woh, is played by celebrated actor Lilliput from the popular mythology-based TV series “Vikram Vetaal,” which he also wrote. Just like in King’s novel, Woh is stalking a core group of seven young characters — although in this version, they are teenagers. Also like King’s novel, they defeat the evil but swear to reunite as adults, should it ever return. Naturally, the evil returns. 

The Hindi word “woh” translates as “it,” but is also a gender-neutral term, so the title could also be “he” or “she.”

Episodes of “Woh” can be found online, and it’s streaming on the Indian streaming service Movies and TV, although the service is only available in India. Resourceful internet denizens can likely find the series online by other means, but there are no subtitled editions currently available in North America. One will have to speak Hindi to understand. 

As Woh, Lilliput may be just as terrifying as Tim Curry. Because of the show’s low budget, Woh was not realized using elaborate special effects or makeup prosthetics. This meant that Woh looked like a real person, albeit one that could mysteriously appear and vanish at will. His spite and hate of the children of Panchgani felt more like the desperate rancor of a psychotic person than the dark natural impulses of a killer monster. Lilliput’s grounded qualities make Woh that much more terrifying. He appears in people’s homes, by the side of the road, always unexpectedly, shaking a plastic noisemaker and happy to terrify children and adults alike. 

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