8/08/2024

' PURANA MANDIR ' PUKARAY : 1984 FILM HONOURS

 


Ghosts, Love and Cliches galore : No list of Bollywood's bizarre horror is complete without mentioning the Ramsay Brothers classic, Purana Mandir.

This 1984 film is a roller-coaster of laughs and screams, featuring everything from ancient curses to blood thirsty demons.

The story revolves around a family curse placed by the demon Samri, played with gleeful wickedness by Anirudh Agarwal.

The Film marked Mohnish Bahl's first commercial success, who looks delightfully young in this.

It also features Asha Bhosle's iconic [ and haunting ] '' Woh Beete Din Yaad Hai '' - a typical Ramsey brothers' cheat code : to churn out campy B-grade horror flicks with banging soundtracks.

The special effects are delightfully cheesy, the acting is wonderfully hammy, and the plot is a delicious mix of horror cliches, in many ways, Purana Mandir leads Ramsay Brothers' legacy of creating films that are as much fun to mock as they are to watch.

The World Students Society thanks Manahil Tahira.

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