Tahkhana

Tahkhana
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
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 is a 1986 Bollywood horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. It is a tale about two sisters separated at birth and the search for a hidden treasure, which is guarded in a dungeon by a bloodthirsty monster.

The movie had music composed by Ajit Singh and songs sung by Amit Kumar, Anuradha Paudwal and Sushma Shreshtha. It starred Hemant Birje, Aarti Surendranath and Kamran Rizvi in the lead roles, supported by Aarti Surendranath, Puneet Issar Imtiaz Khan, Sheetal, Priti Sapru, Trilok Kapoor, Amarnath Chatterji, Huma Khan, Rajindernath, Shamsuddin and others.

Plot

A dying Thakur Surjeet Singh bequeaths the entire estate to his son, 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 even 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.

However, they are unable to locate Sapna, and Raghuvir is killed. Before dying, he informs Mangal that Sapna has one of 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, will attempt to unearth this treasure - not realizing that they not only face betrayal from one of their own, but will also release and fall prey to an ageless and indestructible entity.

Cast

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

Music

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

External links

• Tahkhana at IMDb