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Jaani Dushman (1979)

Jaani Dushman poster
Directed by
Rajkumar Kohli
Genre
horror film, ghost film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 29m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A monster targets women who wear red bridal clothes, kidnapping and murdering them. A group of big stars from the era try to stop the creature.

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What happens

Jaani Dushman (transl. Sworn Enemy) is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Rajkumar Kohli. It features an ensemble cast of big stars Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Vinod Mehra, Reena Roy, Rekha, Neetu Singh and Bindiya Goswami. The film revolves around a plot concerning a monster who kidnaps and murders women wearing red bridal attire. Jaani Dushman was released worldwide on 25 May 1979 and received mainly positive reviews from critics. Commercially, it was declared a "Blockbuster" at the box office. In 2002, Rajkumar Kohli directed another film with an identical name starring his son, Armaan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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