Tahkhana

Tahkhana
Tahkhana
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tulsi Ramsay; Shyam Ramsay;
Written by	Kafeel Azar - Yogesh (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Arjun Ramsay
Story by	J. K. Ahuja
Produced by	Gangu Ramsay
Starring	Hemant Birje; Puneet Issar; Preeti Sapru; Aarti Gupta; Trilok Kapoor;
Cinematography	Gangu Ramsay
Edited by	Arjun Ramsay; Venkatesh Naik;
Music by	Ajit Singh
Production; company	Ramsays International
Release date	12 December 1986;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Tahkhana (transl. Dungeon),^[1] also known as Tahkhana: The Dungeon, is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. Its plot follows two sisters separated at birth and the search for a hidden treasure, which is guarded in a dungeon by a bloodthirsty monster.

Tahkhana features music composed by Ajit Singh and songs sung by Asha Bhosle, Amit Kumar, Anuradha Paudwal and Sushma Shreshtha. It stars Hemant Birje, Aarti Surendranath and Kamran Rizvi in the lead roles, supported by Puneet Issar, Imtiaz Khan, Priti Sapru, Trilok Kapoor, Huma Khan, Rajindernath and Shamsuddin among others.

Plot

A dying Thakur Surjeet Singh bequeaths his entire estate to one of his sons, Raghuvir, disowning the other, Dhurjan, the family's black sheep, who also indulges in black magic. The latter swears to use magical powers to usurp the estate, and arranges the abduction of Raghuvir's daughters, Sapna and Aarti. Mangal and his men manage to apprehend Dhurjan, imprison him in a dungeon, and rescue Aarti. They are unable to locate Sapna, and Raghuvir is killed. Before dying, he informs Mangal that Sapna has one of the two pieces of a locket around her neck, while the other is on Aarti's, and when joined together will reveal the location of a treasure buried in a dungeon.

20 years later, Aarti and her boyfriend, Vijay, along with several others, attempt to unearth this treasure - not realising that they not only face betrayal from one of their own, but will also release and fall prey to an ageless and indestructible evil entity.

Cast

Hemant Birje as Heera
Kamran Rizvi as Vijay
Aarti Gupta as Aarti
Preeti Sapru as Panna
Trilok Kapoor as Raghuveer Singh
Narendra Nath as Dhurjan
Puneet Issar as Anand
Imtiaz Khan as Shakaal
Rajendra Nath as cook Zabardast
Huma Khan as Reena
Shamshuddin as Demon (Shaitaan)
Sheetal as Sapna
Rana Jung Bahadur as Shakaal's friend

Music

"Nazro Se Aaj Nazre Aur Dil Se Dil Milaye" - Sushma Sharestha, Anuradha Paudwal
"Khuli Sadak Par: - Amit Kumar, Dilraj Kaur
"Mai Hoon Pagal" - Asha Bhosle

Home media

Tahkhana was released on DVD by Mondo Macabro as a double feature with the 1993 film Mahakaal (also directed by the Ramsay brothers), as the Bollywood Horror Collection Vol. 3.^[2] In 2023, Mondo Macabro released Tahkhana on Blu-ray as part of the Bollywood Horror Collection boxed set, which also includes the Ramsay brothers-directed films Aatma (2006), Bandh Darwaza (1990), Purani Haveli, Purana Mandir (1984), and Veerana (1988).^[3]

References

^ "English Translation of "तहख़ाना" | Collins Hindi-English Dictionary".
^ "The Bollywood Horror Collection Vol. 3". Mondo Macabro. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Bollywood Horror - Limited Edition Box Set". Mondo Macabro. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

External links

Tahkhana at IMDb

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[1] "English Translation of "तहख़ाना" | Collins Hindi-English Dictionary".

[2] "The Bollywood Horror Collection Vol. 3". Mondo Macabro. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[3] "Bollywood Horror - Limited Edition Box Set". Mondo Macabro. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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