''Mahakaal'' (also known as ''Mahakaal: The Monster'') is a 1994 Indian

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, ap ...

directed by

Shyam Ramsay Shyam Ramsay (17 May 1952 – 18 September 2019) was a Bollywood film director. He was one of the seven Ramsay Brothers who were active in Indian cinema throughout the 1970s and the 1980s. Shyam Ramsay was considered the main artist and head o ...

and

Tulsi Ramsay Tulsi Ramsay (29 July 1944 – 13 December 2018) was an Indian film director. He was the son of F. U. Ramsay and was one of the famous Seven Ramsay Brothers. The other six are Kumar Ramsay, Shyam Ramsay, Keshu Ramsay, Arjun Ramsay, Gangu Ramsay ...

. It was loosely

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off of the American horror film ''

A Nightmare on Elm Street ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Robert Shaye. It is the first installment in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise and stars Heather Langenka ...

'' (1984) and was also the last film produced 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 ...

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 that an evil magician Shakaal had been kidnapping children and sacrificing them to increase his evil powers. Seven years back, Shakaal had killed Anita's sister too. Finally, Shakaal kidnaps Anita. As her father knows Shakaal's place, he arrives with Anita's boyfriend and they manage to kill him and save Anita.

Cast

* Karan Shah - Prakash *

Archana Puran Singh Archana Puran Singh (born 26 September 1962) is an Indian actress and television personality. She is known for her comedy roles in several Bollywood movies and as a judge in the comedy shows ''The Kapil Sharma Show'' and ''Comedy Circus''. She ...

- Anita *

Reema Lagoo Reema Lagoo (born Nayan Bhadbhade; 21 June 1958 – 18 May 2017) was an Indian theatre and screen actress known for her work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. She began her acting career in the Marathi theatre, after which she became a household na ...

- Anita's mother *

Johnny Lever Johnny Lever (born John Prakash Rao Janumala; 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and popular comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the first stand-up comedians in India. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, in ...

- Canteen & Hotel Manager * Kulbhushan Kharbanda - Anita's father * Mahaveer Bhullar - Shakaal * Kunickaa Sadanand - Seema *

Mayur Verma Mayur Verma (born 6 October 1991) is an Indian television actor known for playing Bunny in '' Jeannie Aur Juju''. He worked serials such as '' Janbaaz Sindbad'' as a Pathan and ''Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur'' as Kartik Malhotra. He parti ...

- Param * Baby Swetha - Mohini (Anita's Sister) * Sunil Dhawan - College Principal * Dinesh Kaushik - Randheer * Asha Patel - Cabaret Dancer * Narender nath - Pujari

Soundtrack

References

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Mahakaal
1994 horror films 1994 films Films about child death Films about witchcraft Fiction about human sacrifice Indian supernatural horror films 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s serial killer films Films scored by Anand–Milind Indian remakes of American films Hindi remakes of English films A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) Indian horror film remakes Indian slasher films Films directed by Shyam Ramsay Films directed by Tulsi Ramsay {{1990s-horror-film-stub