Shyam Ramsay (17 May 1952 – 18 September 2019) was a
Bollywood
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film director.
He was one of the seven
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 ...
who were active in
Indian cinema
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throughout the 1970s and the 1980s. Shyam Ramsay was considered the main artist and head of this group. They produced a number of horror movies such as ''
Bandh Darwaza
''Bandh Darwaza'' (Translation: ''Closed Door'') is a 1990 Bollywood horror movie starring Kunika, Manjeet Kullar, Aruna Irani, Anirudh Agarwal and the Afghan actor Hashmat Khan. The film soundtrack was composed by the Anand–Milind brothers ...
'', ''
Purana Mandir
''Purana Mandir'' ( ''The Old Temple'') is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by the Ramsay brothers and produced by Kanta Ramsay. The soundtrack was composed by Ajit Singh.
Typical of Ramsay's other works, the film chronicles th ...
'', and ''
Veerana
Veerana () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language erotic supernatural horror thriller film, directed by the Ramsay Brothers. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Suman Kalyanpur, Munna Aziz and Sharon Prabhakar.,
Plot
Priests surround ...
''.
Their popularity waned towards the end of the 1980s, as Ramsay started diverting his creative energy and focus on television programming which was in demand because of the multiple private channels such as
Zee TV
Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...
,
Star Plus
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etc. that were launched in the early nineties in India. He started India's first horror TV series for Zee TV –
Zee Horror Show
''The Zee Horror Show'' is an Indian horror weekly television series presented by Ramsay Brothers and that aired on Zee TV from 1993 to 2001.
The first episode was titled "Dastak" which was telecast on 9 August 1993 and featured Pankaj Dheer, ...
. It was a huge hit and its popularity is proved by the various communities created in its memory on social networking communities like Facebook & Orkut by its fans.
After
Zee Horror Show
''The Zee Horror Show'' is an Indian horror weekly television series presented by Ramsay Brothers and that aired on Zee TV from 1993 to 2001.
The first episode was titled "Dastak" which was telecast on 9 August 1993 and featured Pankaj Dheer, ...
, he made a few episodes of
Saturday Suspense
''Saturday Suspense'' is an Indian television suspense thriller series aired on Zee TV, which premiered on 5 April 1997. The series ended on 1 May 1999. Each episode of the series was 1 hour long, and produced by a different production company. ...
, X Zone and Nagin for Zee TV. In 2008, he along with his daughter, Saasha Ramsay directed a supernatural series based on the concept of wishful female serpent for Sahara One, called
Neeli Aankhen.
Shyam Ramsay came back to feature films from the year 2000 when he started the production of
Dhund: The Fog which was released on 21 February 2003. Then he made ''
Ghutan'' in 2007 and a comedy horror film, Bachao in 2010. His latest release Neighbours released in January, 2014.
Films directed
* Gentayangan (2018)
* Koi Hai (2017)
*
Neighbours (2014 Indian Film)
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* Bachaao - Inside Bhoot Hai... (2010)
*
Ghutan (2007)
*
Dhund: The Fog (2003)
*
Talashi (2000)
* Nagin (1999) ''(TV series)''
*
Anhonee (1998) ''(TV series)''
*
The Zee Horror Show (1993–97) ''(TV series)''
*
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 ...
(1993)
*
Police Mathu Dada (1991)
*
Inspector Dhanush (1991)
*
Ajooba Kudrat Ka (1991)
*
Bandh Darwaza
''Bandh Darwaza'' (Translation: ''Closed Door'') is a 1990 Bollywood horror movie starring Kunika, Manjeet Kullar, Aruna Irani, Anirudh Agarwal and the Afghan actor Hashmat Khan. The film soundtrack was composed by the Anand–Milind brothers ...
(1990)
*
Purani Haveli
Purani Haveli also known as Masarrat Mahal palace is a palace located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was the official residence of the Nizam. It was also known as ''Haveli Khadeem'', which means old mansion, was constructed for Sikander Ja ...
(1989)
*
Veerana
Veerana () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language erotic supernatural horror thriller film, directed by the Ramsay Brothers. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Suman Kalyanpur, Munna Aziz and Sharon Prabhakar.,
Plot
Priests surround ...
(1988)
*
Tahkhana (1986)
*
Telephone
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(1985)
*
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, ...
(1985)
*
Purana Mandir
''Purana Mandir'' ( ''The Old Temple'') is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by the Ramsay brothers and produced by Kanta Ramsay. The soundtrack was composed by Ajit Singh.
Typical of Ramsay's other works, the film chronicles th ...
(1984)
*
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 ...
(1981)
*
Hotel
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(1981)
*
Sannata
''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 t ...
(1981)
*
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 p ...
(1981)
*
Saboot
Saboot () is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language horror/thriller film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. It stars Navin Nischol, Kajal Kiran, Vidya Sinha, Vinod Mehra, Trilok Kapoor, Om Shivpuri and Prem Chopra.
Plot
Seth Dharamdas (Trilok K ...
(1980)
*
''Guest House'' (1980 film) (1980)
*
Aur Kaun? (1979)
*
Darwaza
''Darwaza'' () is a 1978 Bollywood horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay.
Plot
Thakur Pratap Singh has lost his beloved ones due to a curse put on him and his family by a widow, whose son Dharma was unintentionally killed by ...
(1978)
*
Andhera
''Andhera'' (''The Darkness'') is a 1975 Bollywood revenge thriller film directed by Tulsi and Shyam Ramsay
Plot
Cast
* Sameer Khan as Deepak
* Rajesh
* Helen
* Tun Tun
* Sandesh Kohli
* Major Anand
* Ashoo
* Bhagwan
* Krishan Dhawan
* Dula ...
(1975)
*
Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche (1972)
*
Nakuli Shaan (1971)
Films edited
*
Veerana
Veerana () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language erotic supernatural horror thriller film, directed by the Ramsay Brothers. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Suman Kalyanpur, Munna Aziz and Sharon Prabhakar.,
Plot
Priests surround ...
(1988)
*
Khel Mohabbat Ka (1986) (as Shyam)
*
Telephone
A telephone is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly. A telephone converts sound, typically and most efficiently the human voice, into e ...
(1985)
*
Purana Mandir
''Purana Mandir'' ( ''The Old Temple'') is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by the Ramsay brothers and produced by Kanta Ramsay. The soundtrack was composed by Ajit Singh.
Typical of Ramsay's other works, the film chronicles th ...
(1984)
*
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 ...
(1981)
*
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 p ...
(1981) (co-editor)
*
Saboot
Saboot () is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language horror/thriller film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. It stars Navin Nischol, Kajal Kiran, Vidya Sinha, Vinod Mehra, Trilok Kapoor, Om Shivpuri and Prem Chopra.
Plot
Seth Dharamdas (Trilok K ...
(19 deep in the world is a great80) (co-editor)
*
Guest House
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(1980) (co-editor)
Films written
*
Inspector Dhanush (1991) (story) (as Tulsi-Shyam)
*
Bandh Darwaza
''Bandh Darwaza'' (Translation: ''Closed Door'') is a 1990 Bollywood horror movie starring Kunika, Manjeet Kullar, Aruna Irani, Anirudh Agarwal and the Afghan actor Hashmat Khan. The film soundtrack was composed by the Anand–Milind brothers ...
(1990) (screenplay)
*
Veerana
Veerana () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language erotic supernatural horror thriller film, directed by the Ramsay Brothers. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Suman Kalyanpur, Munna Aziz and Sharon Prabhakar.,
Plot
Priests surround ...
(1988) (screenplay)
*
Buddha Mil Gaya
''Buddha Mil Gaya'' () is a List of Bollywood films of 1971, 1971 Hindi-language comedy thriller film, produced by L.B. Lachman and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
The film stars Om Prakash, Navin Nischol, Deven Verma, Archana, Sonia Sahni, A ...
(1971) (story) (as Shyam)
Films produced
*
Ghutan (2007) (producer)
*
Bandh Darwaza
''Bandh Darwaza'' (Translation: ''Closed Door'') is a 1990 Bollywood horror movie starring Kunika, Manjeet Kullar, Aruna Irani, Anirudh Agarwal and the Afghan actor Hashmat Khan. The film soundtrack was composed by the Anand–Milind brothers ...
(1990)
*
Veerana
Veerana () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language erotic supernatural horror thriller film, directed by the Ramsay Brothers. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Suman Kalyanpur, Munna Aziz and Sharon Prabhakar.,
Plot
Priests surround ...
(1988)
*
Saamri 3D (1986) (producer)
References
External links
*
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Film directors from Mumbai
1952 births
2019 deaths
20th-century Indian film directors
21st-century Indian film directors
Hindi-language film directors