Khatra (film)
{{Short description|1991 Hindi horror fantasy film}}
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Khatra is a Hindi horror fantasy film of Bollywood directed by H.N. Singh and produced by P. Ram Mohan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/khatra-7255|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211805/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/khatra-7255|url-status=live|archive-date=26 February 2018|title=Khatra|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=26 February 2018}} This movie was released on 10 May 1991 under the banner of Siri Venkata Films.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/khatra-1991|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211803/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/khatra-1991|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 February 2018|title=KHATRA|last=|first=|date=|website=bbfc.co.uk|access-date=26 February 2018}} The story line of the movie is loosely based on the plot of Frankenstein, a novel of Mary Shelley.{{Cite book|title=Monster!|last=|first=|date=|id={{ASIN|1523315385|country=ca}}}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/8-classic-bollywood-horror-movie-posters/|title=8 Classic Bollywood Horror Movie|date=10 May 2011 |access-date=November 9, 2018}} This was the debut film of music composer Aadesh Shrivastava.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/thank-you-for-the-melodies-aadesh-shrivastava/story-oJqA9AdFNTFQFG9xqtEu4H.html|title=Thank you for the melodies, Aadesh Shrivastava|website=hindustantimes.com|date=5 September 2015 |access-date=November 15, 2018}}
Plot
This is a story of a scientist who tried to defeat death, researching with organs of the human body. One day he manages to steal a corpse from a cemetery and conduct his experiment on it. Unfortunately it is going against nature and the dead man revives as a monster. He has acid instead of blood in his body. The monster murders the scientist in a fire and starts to kill women repeatedly.{{Cite web|title=Khatra - Movie - Box Office India|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=6038|access-date=2021-06-10|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}
Cast
- Raza Murad as Dr. Varma
- Goga Kapoor as Baba
- Sumeet Saigal as Vikram
- Rajesh Vivek as Jackson
- Ekta Sohini as Geeta
- Huma Khan as Sony
- Manik Irani as Manik Bhai
- Mohan Choti as Havaldar Mastram
- Vikas Anand as Police Commissioner
- Rakesh Mehta
Music
- "Bambai Ke Mausam Mein Pyar Kiye Ja" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
- "Main Hoon Kunwari Kali" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
- "Main To Ladki Thi Akeli" - Alka Yagnik
- "Mohabbhat Ki Ada Kya Hoti Hai" - Anuradha Paudwal
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2637524}}
Category:Films based on adaptations
Category:Films scored by Aadesh Shrivastava
Category:1990s Hindi-language films
Category:Hindi-language horror films
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