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Khal-Naaikaa (1993)

Khal-Naaikaa poster
Directed by
Saawan Kumar Tak
Genre
thriller
Country
India
Runtime
2h 26m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman with a dark secret inserts herself into a wealthy family's household, causing chaos and danger. It is about a nanny who hides her true intentions behind a caring facade.

tensesuspensefulunsettlingslow-burnmelodramaticunnervingdark

What happens

Khal-Naaikaa (transl. "Lady Villain" or "The Vamp") is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language thriller film, produced and directed by Saawan Kumar under the Saawan Kumar Productions banner. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Anu Aggarwal and music composed by Mahesh - Kishore. It is based on the 1992 Hollywood film The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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