This is one of the best Bollywood 80's horror film. Charming actress Jasmin plays the lead role as possessed girl and she does very well. The film is copy of Hollywood 1983 film 'The Mausoleum' if anyone seen this film will know that besides the story how exactly some of the scenes were copied from 'The Mausoleum' in Veerana. Even the though it was a copy of Hollywood film the Director still manages to make this film a fun ride & entertaining film. Worth a watch!
19 Reviews
Bava-flavored, Hammeresque fun
SheliakBob26 September 2004
"VEERANA" is one of the best of the Indian horror films I've managed to find, to date. Like the other Ramsay Brothers productions I've watched, this one has the same Bava-like use of colored gels mixed with atmospheric sets. There's an over-the-top evil Tantric Priest who might have stepped directly out of an Indian horror comic-book, a wonderful Femme Fatale monster who preys upon the predictable weaknesses of men, plenty of fight scenes--of varying qualities, and some genuine demon-possession/monster chills. The song and dance numbers are relatively easy to take, compared to other films in the genre. Overall, this has been my favorite film to show to friends as an introduction to the Indian horror genre since I bought it.
Truly an antique from Ramsays House of Horrors!
khayaal_e_yaar20 April 2011
Warning: Spoilers
'Veerana' aka 'Wilderness' as the name suggests is a phenomenal horror film. This sensational flick was released in 1988 and soon received a strong positive verdict from the viewers. The story itself is very impressive and builds tension from beginning till end. I rented this movie long back and remembered it for superb performances and vengeful Nikita.
Thakur Mahendra Pratap (Kulbhusan Kharbanda) is the landlord of Chandan Nagar and lives happily with his daughter Jasmin (Baby Swati), younger brother Sameer (Vijayendra Ghatge), Sameer's wife Preeti (Rama Vij) and their daughter Sahila. Mahendra Pratap is a very rich man and owns a big saw mill. It so happens that the Thakurs hear a story of a local witch who wanders in the wilderness and kills people. So Sameer heads to the wilderness to find her. Unfortunately he stumbles upon seductive Nikita (the witch itself), who invites him to her palatial mansion. Sameer discovers that Nikita is a witch and forces her to take her true non-human form. Nikita is captured and is lynched by the mob. Moments later some 666 cult members take the corpse to a safe place.
Few days later Sameer is driving his niece Jasmin to her hostel when their car zonks out in the wilderness as the engine goes hot. Sameer leaves Jasmin there and goes to find water. During this time an evil cult leader Baba (Rajesh Vivek) comes to Jasmin, hypnotizes her and cuts some of her hairs and a piece of cloth from her frock, wraps them around a voodoo doll and goes away. After few minutes we see Jasmin following the Baba. Sameer returns but Jasmin is nowhere to be found. Discovering some trails Sameer comes to an old building where he finds Jasmin lying with Nikita's corpse. Baba's henchmen subdue Sameer and it appears that they kill him.
Baba takes Jasmin to her house and wins Mahendra Pratap's trust. He tells that he could only save this little girl while the man who was with her (Sameer) died in a terrible storm. Mahendra Pratap requests Baba to live with them and look after Jasmin. Soon Jasmin's aunt Preeti witnesses Jasmin's vengeful intentions. In an iconic scene Preeti is killed by evil Jasmin. Mahendra Pratap doesn't want Sahila to live along with them and sends her to her maternal grandmother.
Years pass by and now Jasmin (Jasmin) is grown up. She spends most of her time in her room, doesn't behave normally and often strolls in the wilderness. Mahendra Pratap tries hard to make her understand that she is a normal girl and should behave like others but everything goes in vain. Sahila (Sahila Chaddha) is also grown up and is planning to return to Chandan Nagar. She writes a letter regarding this to her uncle Mahendra Pratap. Baba comes to know of Sahila's arrival and sends a gigantic man Zimbaru (Gorilla) to kill her on the way. However, she is saved by Hemant (Hemant Birje) and Hemant takes her safely to Chandan Nagar.
Sahila comes to know that Jasmin is not a normal girl as she behaves like someone who is possessed. Now the death count around the village is shooting up. Jasmin lures the young men to the palatial mansion (that once belonged to Nikita) and kills them after making love. Mahendra Pratap asks Jasmin about this but she responds in a voice that's not hers but Nikita's. Mahendra Pratap takes the help of a Psychiatrist (Narendra Nath), who also witnesses Jasmin's transformation to a witch with unkempt hairs, long fangs, burnt face and over-the-top evil eyes. The doctor also gets killed in one such encounter. Soon Jasmin kills the housekeeper Raghu (Gulshan Grover) by slicing him open with an industrial wood saw at the saw mill.
After hard trials Hemant and Sahila are able to find out the reason behind Jasmin's erratic and vehement behavior. The question is will they succeed? The movie is not just a tale of horror, but has several spicy moments that one would surely expect from a Bollywood horror movie. The budget is out of question as most of the Ramsay movies hail from low budget but do a decent business. I think this is the last best Bollywood horror movie of the last century. Ramsays' efforts is well visible because most of the foreboding moments are fairly spooky. Satish Shah has tortured the viewers to his best and so has Rajindernath. The good thing is that Rajindernath doesn't have much time to irritate the viewers.
It's a must buy movie. I consider it a video nasty and also an ideal midnight movie. 8/10
Thakur Mahendra Pratap (Kulbhusan Kharbanda) is the landlord of Chandan Nagar and lives happily with his daughter Jasmin (Baby Swati), younger brother Sameer (Vijayendra Ghatge), Sameer's wife Preeti (Rama Vij) and their daughter Sahila. Mahendra Pratap is a very rich man and owns a big saw mill. It so happens that the Thakurs hear a story of a local witch who wanders in the wilderness and kills people. So Sameer heads to the wilderness to find her. Unfortunately he stumbles upon seductive Nikita (the witch itself), who invites him to her palatial mansion. Sameer discovers that Nikita is a witch and forces her to take her true non-human form. Nikita is captured and is lynched by the mob. Moments later some 666 cult members take the corpse to a safe place.
Few days later Sameer is driving his niece Jasmin to her hostel when their car zonks out in the wilderness as the engine goes hot. Sameer leaves Jasmin there and goes to find water. During this time an evil cult leader Baba (Rajesh Vivek) comes to Jasmin, hypnotizes her and cuts some of her hairs and a piece of cloth from her frock, wraps them around a voodoo doll and goes away. After few minutes we see Jasmin following the Baba. Sameer returns but Jasmin is nowhere to be found. Discovering some trails Sameer comes to an old building where he finds Jasmin lying with Nikita's corpse. Baba's henchmen subdue Sameer and it appears that they kill him.
Baba takes Jasmin to her house and wins Mahendra Pratap's trust. He tells that he could only save this little girl while the man who was with her (Sameer) died in a terrible storm. Mahendra Pratap requests Baba to live with them and look after Jasmin. Soon Jasmin's aunt Preeti witnesses Jasmin's vengeful intentions. In an iconic scene Preeti is killed by evil Jasmin. Mahendra Pratap doesn't want Sahila to live along with them and sends her to her maternal grandmother.
Years pass by and now Jasmin (Jasmin) is grown up. She spends most of her time in her room, doesn't behave normally and often strolls in the wilderness. Mahendra Pratap tries hard to make her understand that she is a normal girl and should behave like others but everything goes in vain. Sahila (Sahila Chaddha) is also grown up and is planning to return to Chandan Nagar. She writes a letter regarding this to her uncle Mahendra Pratap. Baba comes to know of Sahila's arrival and sends a gigantic man Zimbaru (Gorilla) to kill her on the way. However, she is saved by Hemant (Hemant Birje) and Hemant takes her safely to Chandan Nagar.
Sahila comes to know that Jasmin is not a normal girl as she behaves like someone who is possessed. Now the death count around the village is shooting up. Jasmin lures the young men to the palatial mansion (that once belonged to Nikita) and kills them after making love. Mahendra Pratap asks Jasmin about this but she responds in a voice that's not hers but Nikita's. Mahendra Pratap takes the help of a Psychiatrist (Narendra Nath), who also witnesses Jasmin's transformation to a witch with unkempt hairs, long fangs, burnt face and over-the-top evil eyes. The doctor also gets killed in one such encounter. Soon Jasmin kills the housekeeper Raghu (Gulshan Grover) by slicing him open with an industrial wood saw at the saw mill.
After hard trials Hemant and Sahila are able to find out the reason behind Jasmin's erratic and vehement behavior. The question is will they succeed? The movie is not just a tale of horror, but has several spicy moments that one would surely expect from a Bollywood horror movie. The budget is out of question as most of the Ramsay movies hail from low budget but do a decent business. I think this is the last best Bollywood horror movie of the last century. Ramsays' efforts is well visible because most of the foreboding moments are fairly spooky. Satish Shah has tortured the viewers to his best and so has Rajindernath. The good thing is that Rajindernath doesn't have much time to irritate the viewers.
It's a must buy movie. I consider it a video nasty and also an ideal midnight movie. 8/10
depends
devil_may_cry_ldk_dante_sparda11 December 2003
Honestly, I still think this movie has good horror potential you know why? Because of its low a$$ budget!!! High budget horror movies are not as scary. There's something about low budget horror movies (Halloween part one) that just dominates all other high budget horror movies. I'm the kind of individual that can fall asleep in a haunted house after having just watched exorcist but I still think I can analyze horror movies since I watched them ever since I was a child.
Hokey Hindi horror.
BA_Harrison22 October 2017
Hindi horror Veerana opens with the hanging of an evil witch, Nakita (Roy Kamal), executed by Noble Thakur Mahendra Pratap (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) for feeding on the blood of locals. Soon after, Nakita's body is taken by her loyal followers, led by evil magician Baba (Rajesh Vivek), who performs a ritual that allows the witch's spirit to possess the body of Jasmine (Baby Swati), Thakur's ten year old daughter.
Years later, Jasmine (now played by the comely Jasmin) is still controlled by Nakita, and proceeds to exact her revenge on her unsuspecting father, and his family and friends, including his pretty niece Sahila (Sahila Chaddha), her hunky new pal Hemant (Hemant Birje), wannabe horror film director Hitcock (comedy relief Satish Shah), and servant Raghu (Gulshan Grover).
Clocking in at 135 minutes, I reckon that Veerana could have done with being at least 40 minutes shorter (although a running time of over two hours seems to be standard for this type of film); however, I still have no hesitation in recommending it to fans of the weird and wacky, the film delivering a huge helping of bonkers Bollywood excess, with, of course, a few song and dance routines along the way.
In addition to its genuinely unsettling witch, who boasts bulging red eyes and an evil grimace, Veerana delivers a little titillation (both Jasmin and Sahila showing as much skin as is permitted in such films), some really cheesy fight action, lots of hokey sets filled with tacky dime store Halloween props, strange rock-headed beings (whose stony noggins explode in the finale), impalement by golden 'Om' symbol, and a couple of truly inexplicable 'WTF?' moments (including a child playing a middle-aged man smoking a pipe, and a dead cat pulling Hitcock into the ground). Special effects are generally cheap and unconvincing, with the two best shots lifted from a couple of Western horror movies (the dog with a human head from the 1978 version of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, and the erupting eyeballs from David Cronenberg's Scanners), but the lack of technical prowess only adds to the fun.
Years later, Jasmine (now played by the comely Jasmin) is still controlled by Nakita, and proceeds to exact her revenge on her unsuspecting father, and his family and friends, including his pretty niece Sahila (Sahila Chaddha), her hunky new pal Hemant (Hemant Birje), wannabe horror film director Hitcock (comedy relief Satish Shah), and servant Raghu (Gulshan Grover).
Clocking in at 135 minutes, I reckon that Veerana could have done with being at least 40 minutes shorter (although a running time of over two hours seems to be standard for this type of film); however, I still have no hesitation in recommending it to fans of the weird and wacky, the film delivering a huge helping of bonkers Bollywood excess, with, of course, a few song and dance routines along the way.
In addition to its genuinely unsettling witch, who boasts bulging red eyes and an evil grimace, Veerana delivers a little titillation (both Jasmin and Sahila showing as much skin as is permitted in such films), some really cheesy fight action, lots of hokey sets filled with tacky dime store Halloween props, strange rock-headed beings (whose stony noggins explode in the finale), impalement by golden 'Om' symbol, and a couple of truly inexplicable 'WTF?' moments (including a child playing a middle-aged man smoking a pipe, and a dead cat pulling Hitcock into the ground). Special effects are generally cheap and unconvincing, with the two best shots lifted from a couple of Western horror movies (the dog with a human head from the 1978 version of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, and the erupting eyeballs from David Cronenberg's Scanners), but the lack of technical prowess only adds to the fun.
Best Bollywood Horror film
Li_8511 June 2006
Bollywood does not make a lot of great Horror films. In the 70s there was one Hit Jaani Dushman. If you see it now you'll see how outrageous it is. In the 80s there were the Ramsay Family, who have produced a few Horror films. Some include Purani mandir, Thakana and Dak Bangla. Veerana is no doubt their best work. After 90s there have been a few more Hit Horror Movies like Bhoot, Raaz, Raat, Vastu Shastra and Darna Mana Hai. In my opinion Veerana is better out of them all. Many people say Raaz was Great, but it was copy of Hollywood Movie what lies beneith. Veerana has its own storyline added with Indian culture. Black Magic and Witches. The witch in this movie looks a bit like a Vampire. For a 80s Bollywood film, this has some great Art added in. The way the monster is picturised is Impressive. The acting by all the Stars in this movie are Novice. The Key Girl in this movie named Jasmine who plays the daughter of the Thakur, is very Sexy and seducing. I would love to get naughty with her and who knows what happened to her after this film. It is very difficult to find this movie. I managed to Tape it when it came on Zee a decade ago. If you want to see a entertaining Horror Movie, this is the one.
Watch it for Jasmine
kundanrawat-9228526 March 2020
I watched this movie only for my childhood super star Jasmine. I am sad and at the same time worried that she mysteriously and shockingly disappeared completely without any trace after the movie Veerana.. even though it was blockbuster. Does anyone know about her? where is she now ? please share, this is a humble and sincere request of a very loyal and curious fan of Jasmine.
cured my insomnia
wwwshubham-2733331 August 2020
Unforgettable by Ramsay bros.
chetanlakum30 September 2021
Best of Ramsay....and Jasmin!!
nadkarnisumeet7 July 2021
Veerana review :
Jai Mahakaal!!
Ramsay brothers blend of sex and horror reached to its optimal best in Veerana, a film which was not only the highest revenue earner for them but is also regarded as their best effort till date.
A witch named Nikita is exorcised by the village Thakur but its evil soul enters the body of his kiddo daughter who grows up to become a charming seductress (Jasmin). Hemant Birje and Sahila Chadda form part of the main cast but Veerana is all about Jasmin and her sex appeal.
With ample skin exposure and a dash of evil streak, Jasmin Dhunna was simply outstanding in the film. The audience just loved her and went to watch the film multiple times just to see her taking a mid night bath (wonder why most Ramsay heroines do that...whats wrong during day time??!!!) and then indulge in torrid sex with the lusty Vijay Arora before bumping him off..
Veerana has some genuine scary moments as well like a girl gazing at a fish tank only to blow it to pieces. Bappi Lahiri's music score includes 'Saathi Tu Kahan hain..' picturised on a scantily clad Jasmin on the prowl for her next victim. The bgm, locales and forced comedy (Satish Shah as desi Hitchcock) are vintage Ramsay but Veerana soars...and it soars really high due to Jasmin!!
Post Veerana, Jasmin disappeared from Bollywood fueling various rumors from her sudden death to living a comfortable life in America. Some even say she is still based in Mumbai at Yari Road, Andheri. The pretty lady could've gone places after this super hit film to her credit. Guess it wasnt meant to be!!
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
Jai Mahakaal!!
Ramsay brothers blend of sex and horror reached to its optimal best in Veerana, a film which was not only the highest revenue earner for them but is also regarded as their best effort till date.
A witch named Nikita is exorcised by the village Thakur but its evil soul enters the body of his kiddo daughter who grows up to become a charming seductress (Jasmin). Hemant Birje and Sahila Chadda form part of the main cast but Veerana is all about Jasmin and her sex appeal.
With ample skin exposure and a dash of evil streak, Jasmin Dhunna was simply outstanding in the film. The audience just loved her and went to watch the film multiple times just to see her taking a mid night bath (wonder why most Ramsay heroines do that...whats wrong during day time??!!!) and then indulge in torrid sex with the lusty Vijay Arora before bumping him off..
Veerana has some genuine scary moments as well like a girl gazing at a fish tank only to blow it to pieces. Bappi Lahiri's music score includes 'Saathi Tu Kahan hain..' picturised on a scantily clad Jasmin on the prowl for her next victim. The bgm, locales and forced comedy (Satish Shah as desi Hitchcock) are vintage Ramsay but Veerana soars...and it soars really high due to Jasmin!!
Post Veerana, Jasmin disappeared from Bollywood fueling various rumors from her sudden death to living a comfortable life in America. Some even say she is still based in Mumbai at Yari Road, Andheri. The pretty lady could've gone places after this super hit film to her credit. Guess it wasnt meant to be!!
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
Excellent
abhinavranjan-758332 November 2021
Can't be better with this budget and in eighty's. People are writing reviews in this century. Please imagine the charm when Ramsays movies were played in halls. I have personally witnessed the fear of my parents in 1993 after watching zee horror show. The movie was made according to the time. One of the cult classic of Ramsays. My love for horror is due to Ramsay Brothers. Miss u all....
good entertainment
rahulgupta9999916 May 2019
Best Horror Film Created by the Ramsay's
superindrajit12 June 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Shyam Ramsay and his family are the masters of Indian horror flicks. There movies have a variety of horror types, from witches to vampires to ghost horror types. There movies are usually superb and thrilling except a few like Purana Mandir which was crap. There movies do have violence but never use violence as a horror tool like most crappy English horror flicks like Amusment. Coming to this movie, it is very well directed and the horror is timed very well. The actors are very good except Hemant Birje, he overacts regularly. Jasmin was the best, her horror look was a million times better than any horror looks in other horror movies. Heck, it even beat Revathi in Raat which was also damn scary. The rest were also good, no one did bad or mediocre. There were some disturbing scenes(gory or violent scenes) but the movie is still U. The editing and final touches were well made but the climax could have been better. But, this is not much of a big affection for the movie. This movie is the best work of Shyam Ramsay with no doubts. It beats violent horror flicks like Friday the 13th, Elm Street. Overall, another great classic horror flick from the late 80's.
Perfect B Horror Flick
kewalpatel23 August 2019
Medusa,Ate,Litai or Jasmin you pick
dhanish-7344725 July 2016
After watching this movie you will confess jasmin is indeed superior than those Greek mythological bunch of evil goddesses,Am i the only one who says this movie is better than mahal?Then yes youheard it,This is far better and one of the best movies of Ramsaybrothers,Kudos..It has sex,gore,romance and don't forget action as well as comedy,A complete masala with a twist of classic Italian pace type movie. When jasmin is near by,you won't leave your seat until whom she targets with her absolute disgusting cruel intentions,There is no boredom in this movie and everything just looks perfect,I don't know why Filmfare didn't award them.So guys,Please check out this movie or buy it online,Warning do not watch it alone at night or else Jasmin is gonna get you.This movie will haunt you like never before certainly not the type of vikram bhatt or ektha kapoor kind of super natural movies,We are in business and Jasmin means business.
Film - veerana (1988)
mohammadsamsad-1978117 November 2021
One of the best movie of all time I have ever seen. We remember that our lead actress Jasmine dhunna 's 3rd movie and vaishnavi 1st movie. After that movie Jasmine disappeared from Bollywood many tv news Channel website say that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim ( Haramzada) kamina saaala. Blackmail Jasmine for sleep with him because she was very beautiful and gorgeous. The movie was become blockbuster in 88s and till today 2021 we don't know that where is Jasmine whether she is alive or dead and about film story writter we don't know anything.
nothing new
zath29 September 2003
i've seen this movie and it is taking the indian line of being a long movie ( more than 2 hours) nothing new in it and it can be classified as very light horror suitable for children because no animation or masks or even screenplay that can attract your attention to finish that movie.
I watched This Movie in My Childhood... and i love this movie because of Jasmin She such an beautiful girl i ever seen itni khubsurat bhutni ke hatho marne me koi burayi nah
komalkardam-4038226 July 2022
I watched This Movie in My Childhood... and i love this movie because of Jasmin She such an beautiful girl i ever seen itni khubsurat bhutni ke hatho marne me koi burayi nahi Hai.. Jokes Apart... But Seriously i dont remember mene kitni bar ye Movie Dekhi Hogi But Ye Movie Mujhe Ramsay Brother Ki Movie Me Sabse Best Lagti hai because of this movies Cast And Music And Last Storyline was also good...
One of the defining films of the Indian horror scene
kannibalcorpsegrinder18 April 2023
After surviving an encounter with a vengeful witch, a man soon finds that the controller of the witch has placed the spirit of the witch into the body of his eldest daughter to carry out her rampage against the family while his younger daughter is forced to team with a friend to stop their plans.
This is easily one of the defining classics of the genre. One of the major points for this one is the stellar setup that provides for an incredibly effective usage of the black magic and arcane rituals that take place throughout here. Knowing the backstory of the witch and her reign of terror across the village, featuring the citizens knowing full well who she is but unable to do anything about it due to the protection of the dark forces guarding her and doing her bidding, the various rituals that are performed inside the secret cave to not only awaken the spirit but transfer the spirit into the daughter's body allows for a fun time overall here. Given the revenge motivation for everything that takes place here with the guardian becoming the live-in worker that he takes up soon after taking the now-possessed daughter back to let his plan come to fruition, this all comes together immensely well and provides a lot to like about it. This all allows for a slew of fantastic encounters here with the rampaging witch going through the family and those in the community in a slew of spectacular encounters. With the opening that shows how the Gothic influences are utilized quite effectively with the raging thunderstorm, abandoned house in the countryside and the hunter going off to take her down, this one starts off on a fun note while setting up the black magic capabilities of the sorcerer as well as the identity switch that takes place. This switch manages to bring about all kinds of chilling encounters as her seduction techniques on the locals, as well as the background members of the family, generate plenty of frenetic moments as the transformation into the witch comes as a nice shock while also generating the frantic action of the attack itself which offer no end to the fun with the blaring thunderstorm and shrieking, deformed witch taking up the screen. The finale is all manner of fun with the battle to free the possessed sister, the race to stop the black magic ceremony from coming to fruition, and the final resolution all bringing about plenty of high-impact action and some great spectacle-laden sequences which are a blast to watch play out. All told, these manage to make this one of the greatest efforts in the genre. There's not much to dislike here but it does have some minor issues. One of the few drawbacks is the typical Bollywood accommodations that have to be met that tend to crop up in most of these films which end up making this one slightly longer than it really should be. Graced with several time-consuming musical numbers that are typically enjoyable songs as singles while still remaining a drain on the plotline, a sidestory about the sister and her companion taking a detour on their travel into a graveyard to deal with a local thug that results in a slapstick-driven fight sequence and the exploits of the filmmaker friend of hers that constitutes inane comedy stylings for no reason, these types of diversions are commonly found here and shouldn't really be held against it too much. The more likely culprit of this being so obvious that something's wrong but no one doing anything about it and continuing to live in the house in her vicinity is more likely to cause distress, and with the low-budget at times being on display, are the main issues to be had here.
Rated Unrated/R: Violence and Language.
This is easily one of the defining classics of the genre. One of the major points for this one is the stellar setup that provides for an incredibly effective usage of the black magic and arcane rituals that take place throughout here. Knowing the backstory of the witch and her reign of terror across the village, featuring the citizens knowing full well who she is but unable to do anything about it due to the protection of the dark forces guarding her and doing her bidding, the various rituals that are performed inside the secret cave to not only awaken the spirit but transfer the spirit into the daughter's body allows for a fun time overall here. Given the revenge motivation for everything that takes place here with the guardian becoming the live-in worker that he takes up soon after taking the now-possessed daughter back to let his plan come to fruition, this all comes together immensely well and provides a lot to like about it. This all allows for a slew of fantastic encounters here with the rampaging witch going through the family and those in the community in a slew of spectacular encounters. With the opening that shows how the Gothic influences are utilized quite effectively with the raging thunderstorm, abandoned house in the countryside and the hunter going off to take her down, this one starts off on a fun note while setting up the black magic capabilities of the sorcerer as well as the identity switch that takes place. This switch manages to bring about all kinds of chilling encounters as her seduction techniques on the locals, as well as the background members of the family, generate plenty of frenetic moments as the transformation into the witch comes as a nice shock while also generating the frantic action of the attack itself which offer no end to the fun with the blaring thunderstorm and shrieking, deformed witch taking up the screen. The finale is all manner of fun with the battle to free the possessed sister, the race to stop the black magic ceremony from coming to fruition, and the final resolution all bringing about plenty of high-impact action and some great spectacle-laden sequences which are a blast to watch play out. All told, these manage to make this one of the greatest efforts in the genre. There's not much to dislike here but it does have some minor issues. One of the few drawbacks is the typical Bollywood accommodations that have to be met that tend to crop up in most of these films which end up making this one slightly longer than it really should be. Graced with several time-consuming musical numbers that are typically enjoyable songs as singles while still remaining a drain on the plotline, a sidestory about the sister and her companion taking a detour on their travel into a graveyard to deal with a local thug that results in a slapstick-driven fight sequence and the exploits of the filmmaker friend of hers that constitutes inane comedy stylings for no reason, these types of diversions are commonly found here and shouldn't really be held against it too much. The more likely culprit of this being so obvious that something's wrong but no one doing anything about it and continuing to live in the house in her vicinity is more likely to cause distress, and with the low-budget at times being on display, are the main issues to be had here.
Rated Unrated/R: Violence and Language.
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