''Purani Haveli'' (''The Old Mansion'') is a
1989 Indian
Hindi
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-language
horror film
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Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
presented by
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 surn ...
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The soundtracks were composed by Ajit Singh.
Plot
The film opens with a young couple Raja and Rita driving through a dense forest at night. Tired and sleepy, they decide to stop for the night, and find a ''haveli'' (mansion) nearby. They fall asleep in the outskirts of the mansion. Around midnight, the husband suddenly hears a terrifying roar and gets up to investigate. Then a horrible monster attacks him. His wife wakes up hearing his screams. She tries to rescue him but only gets his severed arm. Then the wife too is killed by the monster. An old man Narendra appears on the scene, a bit late but eventually traps the monster in an underground cage by scaring him with a crucifix. Then he attaches the crucifix to the latch to keep him from escaping.
The story then shifts to thakur Kumar, an industrialist who lives with his wife Seema and niece Anita in Bombay. Since her parents death, Anita has been living with her uncle who is also the legal custodian of her father's estate. Seema wants Anita to marry her brother Vikram so that they can milk out the estate but Anita does not approve of Vikram and is in love with a photographer named Sunil. Kumar visits the mansion with the previous owner to buy the building. Both of them reach there past midnight. They are killed by the evil forces controlled by the monster. Later Anita too is forcibly sent there by her aunt with Vikram and a large group of some twenty-three friends to the mansion for an outing. Sunil too reaches there the very next morning and thrashes Vikram for attacking Anita in the woods. One of Vikram's friends is killed by the iron statue near the first floor railing. Many interesting things happen in due course. Seema and Vikram are becoming increasingly frustrated; Anita is about to come of age and reclaim her estate, while Vikram remains unsuccessful at wooing her. Seema hatches a plot and lures Sunil into the tehkhana (dungeon) where Vikram is waiting for both of them and attacks Sunil from behind. Poor sunil becomes unconscious and then they lock up the dungeon after leaving Sunil there thinking that he will eventually die and a lone Anita may agree for marrying Vikram.
Sunil recovers in the dungeon and wanders around till he hears the monster roar in his cage. He almost opens the door of the cage by loosening the chains when the old man suddenly appears and stops him from doing so. Sunil asks the old man about the entity under the door. Narender promises to tell the truth after they go outside. He leads Sunil out of the dungeon tells him the tragic story of his life. The old man reveals that twenty years ago he had arrived there from the city since his wife had undergone labour pains and it was necessary for her to deliver the baby and hence he ended up at the mansion for help. However he was repeatedly warned by a nun to go away and not let the delivery happen there because according to her, there was something extremely inhuman and unholy lurking within the mansion and if the delivery took place that would eventually lead to the birth of Evil. Owing to the adverse condition of his wife, the man did not pay heed to the nun and his wife gave birth to their baby. However he was shocked when he realised that his wife gave birth to the devil and she died herself in the process and the nun was right. The grief-stricken man then locked the monster in the cage with the help of the nun and spent 20 years of his life in the same mansion so as to prevent the monster from hurting anyone. Vikram goes back to the dungeon to check for himself that Sunil is dead. He hears the monster and unknowingly releases him getting himself killed. The monster now free goes on a violent rampage, killing people everywhere. Everybody vacates the mansion at once fleeing by bus. Seema unwisely stays behind, tries to flee from another route and she gets caught, raped and killed by the monster.
The monster makes his way to the bus that has broken down by a church and the monster kills two girls and the old man as well. The monster enters the church and is tormented by the impulse of the Almighty. He is finally impaled by a cross and his body set ablaze ending his reign of terror once and for all. The film ends with Sunil and Anita lighting candles at the church and starting a new life together.
Cast
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Deepak Parashar
Deepak Parashar (born 2 April 1952) is an Indian actor and former model. He was a contestant on ''Bigg Boss'' in 2006.
Early life
He was born in Pune, India on 2 April 1952 to Shobha and Vishvanath Parashar. He was married in 1985 to Sarita an ...
as Sunil
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Amita Nangia
Amita Nangia (also known as Ameeta Nangia) is a TV actress in Bollywood. Her initial popularity was from her role as Sheena daughter Shreya in the very famous TV serial '' Tara'', in Season 2 broadcast on Zee TV in 1993. She has acted in Bollywoo ...
as Anita
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Satish Shah
Satish Shah (born 25 June 1951) is an Indian actor. He is best known for his comic roles in films like ''Jaane bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983), ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (1984), ''Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' (2004), ''Main Hoon Na'' (2004), ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (200 ...
as the twins Mangu and Kala Gangu
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Neelam Mehra
Neelam Mehra is an Indian television and film actress. She presently is playing Karan, Rishabh, Sameer, and Kritika's grandmother, Bani Luthra in the television series ''Kundali Bhagya''.
Filmography
* '' Nagin''
* ''Dulha Bikta Hai''
* '' Zama ...
as Seema Kumar
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Vijay Arora as Kumar
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Shehzad Khan
Shehzad Khan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and TV serials. His wife's name is Humaira Khan.
Career
Khan made his acting debut in 1988 film ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak''. He is better known for his role of "Bhalla" in 1994 film ...
as Anand
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Tej Sapru
Tej Sapru (born 5 January 1955) is an Indian actor. He is the son of D. K. Sapru and Hemvati, both of whom were actors in the Hindi film industry. He has appeared in a number of Bollywood films of between the 1980s and 2010s, including ''Gupt'' ...
as Vikram
*Shobha as Shobha
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Pinchoo Kapoor
Pinchoo Kapoor (1927 – April 28, 1989) was an Indian actor born in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province (British India), Punjab, British India in 1927. He acted in many Hindi films during the 1970s and 1980s. His film career lasted from 1969 to 1989. ...
as Rana Saheb
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Narendra Nath
Narendra Nath (1935–1998) was an Indian actor.
Early life and background
His full name is Narendra Nath Malhotra. He was first cousin of actor Prithviraj Kapoor. Prithviraj's mother was the elder sister of Narendra's father. Two of his ...
as the old man
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Manik Irani as the Monster
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Anil Dhawan
Anil Dhawan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and television. He made his acting debut with the film ''Chetna'' (1970) followed by ''Piya Ka Ghar'' (1971). He is also known for his 2018 film Andhadhun.
Now turned activist, Dhawan ...
as Raja (cameo)
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Priti Sapru
Priti Sapru (also spelled as Preeti Sapru), is an Indian actress known for her works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. She featured in a number of films including '' Nimmo'', ''Yaari Jat Di'' and ''Qurbani Jatt Di'' among others, with actors Vee ...
as Rita (cameo)
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Bhushan Tiwari
Bhushan Tiwari or Chandrabhushan Tiwari (12 February 1935 - 3 October 1994) was an Indian character actor in Hindi films, who largely played negative roles in many Bollywood movies. e.g. of a villain's henchman in films, like '' Zanjeer'' (1973) ...
as Dhambar Singh
*A.K Agnihotri as Jyoti
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Geetha Singh
Geeta Singh is an Indian actress and comedienne.
Filmography
* ''Evadi Gola Vaadidi'' (2005)
* ''Kithakithalu'' (2006)
* '' Premabhishekam'' (2008)
* ''Sasirekha Parinayam'' (2009)
* ''Ooha Chitram'' (2009)
* ''Mondi Mogullu Penki Pellalu'' (2 ...
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Leela Mishra
Leela Mishra (1 January 1908 – 17 January 1988) was an Indian actress. She worked as a character actor in over 200 Hindi films for five decades, and is best remembered for playing stock characters such as aunts (''Chachi'' or ''Mausi''). She ...
as Old woman in village
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Raj Kishore
Raj Kishore (1933 - 7 April 2018) was an Indian actor who played roles in the Indian films such as ''Sholay'' (1975), ''Padosan'' (1968), ''Deewaar'' (1975), ''Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967), '' Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' (1971), ''Karishma Kudrat Kaa'' ( ...
as Sher Khan
*Shehnaz Kudia as Priya
*Sunil Dhawan as Shanker (Cameo)
*Chhote Ustad as Chhote Dada
*Tina Ghai as Bhijli
*Sadhana Khote
Music
#"Kaise Main Bhulaoon" -
Anuradha Paudwal
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#"Sangmarmar Sa Tha" -
Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (born 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films.
He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Aka ...
#"Aata Hai Mujhko Yaad" -
Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (born 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films.
He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Aka ...
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References
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1989 films
1980s Hindi-language films
Indian horror films
1989 horror films
Films set in country houses
Hindi-language horror films