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Ramsay Brothers
Ramsay Brothers is a pseudonym or brand name used for a family of Bollywood filmmakers, the sons and grandsons of F.U. Ramsay. They are famous for making the genre of horror films synonymous with the name "Ramsay Brothers." History The actual surname of the Ramsay family is Ramsinghani, and they are a Hindu family hailing from Sindh province in present-day Pakistan. They belong to a trading caste, and in the early decades of the 20th century, the Ramsinghani family used to run electronics shops (mainly radio sets) in Karachi and Lahore. In 1947, the Partition of India happened, and they were forced to flee their native land, which had been their motherland since time immemorial, for fear of being killed by the Muslims. Penniless and destitute, Fatehchand U. Ramsay (F.U. Ramsay) came with his extended family, including his wife, seven sons and two daughters, to India. They were resettled in Mumbai, and Fatehchand, along with his elder sons, set up a tiny electronics shop in Lamingto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been from Hindi. , Hindi cinema represented 43 percent of Indian net box-office revenue; Tamil and Telugu cinema represented 36 percent, and the remaining regional cinema constituted 21 percent. Hindi cinema has overtaken the U.S. film industry to become the largest centre for film production in the world. In 2001 ticket sales, Indian cinema (including Hindi films) reportedly sold an estimated 3.6 billion tickets worldwide, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion tickets sold. Earlier Hindi film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay Devgn
Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Devgn has appeared in over a hundred films and has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards. In 2016, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country. Devgn began his professional career with ''Phool Aur Kaante'' in 1991. He then rose to prominence as an action hero starring in successful films such as ''Jigar'' (1992), '' Dilwale'' (1994), ''Diljale'' (1996). He went on to give critically acclaimed performances in ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999), ''Company'' (2002), ''Deewangee'' (2002), for ''Zakhm'' (1998) and ''The Legend of Bhagat Singh'' (2002), he won National Film Award for Best Actor. After the success of '' Golmaal: Fun Unlimited'' (2006), he went on to collaborate with Rohit Shetty on a number of action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahakaal
''Mahakaal'' (also known as ''Mahakaal: The Monster'') is a 1994 Indian horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. It was loosely plagiarised off of the American horror film ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984) and was also the last film produced by Ramsay Brothers. Plot A college student Seema sees in her nightmare that a horrible looking man wearing steel claw gloves attacks her. She wakes up to find that she has real wounds on her arm. Later her friend Anita too sees the same nightmare and finds real wounds on her arm. Anita tells her parents about her nightmare. Her father, who is a policeman, refuses to believe it. Later, Seema is attacked again in her dream and she dies because of the wounds. Her boyfriend is put in police lockup where he sees the horrible man who makes snakes appear by magic. The boyfriend dies of snake-bite. Later, Anita and her mother catch Anita's father taking out a metal clawed glove from his drawer, so he is forced to reveal the secret t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajooba Kudrat Ka
''Ajooba Kudrat Ka'' (English title ''The Magnificent Guardian'') is a 1991 Bollywood horror thriller film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. It features Deepak Parashar, Hemant Birje and Manjeet Kullar in the lead roles. It was the first Bollywood film with a yeti theme. Plot The film centres on the platonic relationship between a young girl and a Yeti (a Himalayan monster). Cast * Deepak Parashar * Hemant Birje * Sonam * Manjeet Kullar * Shagufta Ali * Mac Mohan * Johnny Lever * Anil Dhawan * Goga Kapoor * Beena Banerjee * Sudhir * Baby Shweta * Huma Khan * Randhir singh Music #"Dali Gulaab Ki Hoon" – Kavita Krishnamurthy #"Diwana" – Amit Kumar, Arpita Saha #"Hilla Hilla" – Johnny Lever #"Yeti I Love You" – Sadhana Sargam #"Yeti We Love You" – Sadhana Sargam #"Yeti We Love You" (Sad) – Sadhana Sargam #"Zoom Zooma Zoom" – Kavita Krishnamurthy, Jolly Mukherjee Jolly Mukherjee is an Indian singer. Known as India's "King of Strings", Mukherjee speciali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Dhanush
''Police Matthu Dada'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language action film, directed by Thulasi-Shyam and produced by R. F. Manik Chand and K. Nithyanand. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Sangeeta Bijlani, Roopa Ganguly and Srinath. The film has musical score by Bappi Lahiri. The film was simultaneously made in Hindi as ''Inspector Dhanush'' with slightly different supporting cast. Cast *Vijay *Jamuna *Ramamurthy *M. S. Karanth *Seetharam *Rathnakar *Bangalore Nagesh *Umesh *Dingri Nagaraj *Thyagaraj Urs *Saikumar *Manjayya *Bemel Somanna *Vikram Udayakumar Soundtrack ;Kannada Soundtrack #O Nannase - S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) #Ayyayya Ho - SPB #Laila Laila - K. S. Chithra #Naanu Garam Garam - S. Janaki, SPB #Ee Balla Geethike - S. Janaki #Nanna Manadali - K. S. Chithra, SPB ;Hindi Soundtrack Lyrics: Indeevar #"Aankhon Ka Noor Tu" - S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam #"Ayayia O Duniya" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam #"Laila Laila (Honthon Ke Angarey Chhu Le)" - S. Janaki #"M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dak Bangla
Dak Bangla is a Bollywood horror film released in 1987. It was directed by Keshu Ramsay. Plot The film turns when Alina begins having the same nightmare every night. She is a princess and is being molested by an ogre, ending in her being murdered. The nightmare somehow leads hand Raj to break into the locked room. This room is identical to the master bedroom. There is a large painting of jjghh, dressed as a princess on the wall. There is a bloodstain across it. An ancient book is cached in the wall behind the painting. The book reveals that the ''dak bangla'' was a royal palace many years ago. Thakur Mansingh was the ruler of that fiefdom. His daughter, princess Sapna, was strolling in the woods at the outskirts of the land when he was suddenly attacked by a hideous figure, ALinar ( Pra (Dilip Dhawan), comes to the rescue. Ozo is beaten and driven away. It turns out that Ozo's father is a known devil-worshipper. Inflamed by this humiliation, he appeals to his ''azeem taquat'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahkhana
''Tahkhana'' is a 1986 Bollywood horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. It is a tale about two sisters separated at birth and the search for a hidden treasure, which is guarded in a dungeon by a bloodthirsty monster. The movie had music composed by Ajit Singh and songs sung by Asha Bhosle, Amit Kumar, Anuradha Paudwal and Sushma Shreshtha. It starred Hemant Birje, Aarti Surendranath and Kamran Rizvi in the lead roles, supported by Aarti Surendranath, Puneet Issar Imtiaz Khan, Sheetal, Priti Sapru, Trilok Kapoor, Amarnath Chatterji, Huma Khan, Rajindernath, Shamsuddin and others. Plot A dying Thakur Surjeet Singh bequeaths the entire estate to his son, Raghuvir, disowning the other, Dhurjan, the family's black sheep, who also indulges in black magic. The latter swears to use magical powers to usurp the estate, and even arranges the abduction of Raghuvir's daughters, Sapna and Aarti. Mangal and his men manage to apprehend Dhurjan, imprison him in a dungeon, and res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3D Saamri
Saamri is a Bollywood horror film released in 1985. It was produced and directed by Shyam and Tulsi Ramsay, with a story by J. K. Ahuja, dialogue by Mahendra Dehlvi and Safi Ur-Rahman, and a screenplay by Kumar Ramsay. Plot Dharmesh Saxena, referred to as "Saamri", is a wealthy elderly man who is involved in dark magic. Aware that his health is fading fast, he arranges for his expansive estate to be left to his niece, Anju Trivedi. Dharmesh's stepbrother Takleefchand, however, has other plans, and he and a motley group of co-conspirators kill Dharmesh and inform authorities that it was a suicide. The next phase of their plan is to kill Anju, but before they can, they begin dying gruesomely. Saamri has risen from the grave to take his revenge. Cast * Anirudh Agarwal - Dharmesh Saxena "Saamri" * Rajan Sippy - Sandeep * Aarti Gupta - Anju Trivedi * Puneet Issar - Police Inspector Baldev * Asha Sachdev - Maria * Gulshan Grover - Khanna * Jagdeep - Changez Khan * Prem Chopra - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghungroo Ki Awaaz
''Ghungroo Ki Awaaz'' () is a 1981 Bollywood Horror-Mystery Film directed by the Ramsay Brothers and produced by Vijay Anand. It features Vijay Anand, Rekha in the lead roles. The music was composed by R. D. Burman. It was loosely inspired by the Hollywood thriller ''Vertigo''. Plot Thakur Ranjeet Singh buys Kajal's freedom from a panderer and installs her in his house with the status of a daughter-in-law, much to the disgust of his uncle, Jasbeer. When the sleazy Shakaal turns up and arranges a secret meeting with Kajal, Ranjeet believes that he has caught his beloved being unfaithful. He exacts a fearful retribution. Obligingly, Jasbeer destroys the evidence. Ranjeet finds himself being plagued by the restless spirit of Kajal as well as a suspicious policeman. Seeking respite in Bombay, he is stunned to see Kajal's doppelgaenger, a nurse called Kiran. Unnerved, he brings Kiran home with him and finds himself falling in love again. The mystery deepens when Kajal's vengeful s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sannata (film)
''Sannata'' () is a Pakistani drama serial aired on ARY Digital. It is directed by Kashif Nisar and written by Saji Gul and stars Saba Qamar, Danish Taimoor and Sajal Aly in lead. Drama is produced by Abdullah Seja and Nauman Masood under their production banner Idream Entertainment. Plot Story revolves around two cousins sisters. Due to circumstances young Rukayya ends up being mother to her infant cousin sister and names her Pari. Pari's mother Husna runs away and marries Babban against wishes of her parents. When she elopes, her only elder brother dies while in search for and her father dies as he could not see his son's death. The family now was left only with Apa Bi (Husna's mother), Salma (Husna,s widow elder sister), Rukayya (Salma's daughter) and Naseeban (Family maid). While giving birth to Pari, Husna (lived outside her house as Apa Bi didn't let her inside Haveli) dies and Apa Bi disowns Pari and decides to hand her to her father, Babban who might sell her as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahshat
''Dahshat'' is a 1981 Bollywood horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. Plot Dr. Sameer has just returned to his native place Chandan Nagar after finishing his medical studies in Russia. He is assisted by Dr. Bakshi, a vet by profession, but looks to be a close relative of a roadside juggler. Sameer is welcomed by his family and is greeted by his childhood crush Kiran, with whom he soon gets romantically entangled. Sameer discovers a horrible secret and terror that anonymously lies in the vicinity. It seems a grave robber is digging up graves for some reason and is stealing the cadavers. Sameer decides to look into the issue and soon meets success after a heavy affaire d'honneur. The grave-digger is a grotesque mute man, who is soon arrested by the Police. Sameer somehow traces the hideout of the mute man. It's Dr. Vishal's house. Dr. Vishal is an unfaithful husband, who frequently has run-ins with his drunkard wife Mrs. Vishal. Sameer (with Kiran) gets inside th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aur Kaun?
''Aur Kaun?'' () is a 1979 Bollywood horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. The music of the film composed by Bappi Lahiri was popular in 1979, especially the song "Haan Pehli Baar" sung by Kishore Kumar. The title song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar in her haunting melody style. This film is loosely inspired from 1955 French film Diabolique. Plot Raj loves with his college mate Komal. One day he is seduced by an elderly lady teacher Mona. Mona is found dead in Raj's house. Cast *Roopesh Kumar *Madan Puri * Sachin *Om Shivpuri as Ram Saroop * Sachin as Raj *Rajni Sharma as Komal *Padmini Kapila as Mona Songs The songs were composed by Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and .... References External links * Hindi-language horro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
