Jaani Dushman (1979)
2h 34m
Running Time
May 22, 1979Release Date
Jaani Dushman (1979)
2h 34m
Running Time
May 22, 1979Release Date
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Plot.
Jwala Prasad is to marry the girl of his dreams. On the day of the marriage, she is dressed all in red, as is the tradition in India. Just before the wedding she slips off to meet her real lover. When Jwala finds out, be is so enraged at he turns into a monster and kills both the to-be bride and her male friend. The saga does not end here, and this monster continues to terrorize the region, first abducting brides dressed in red just before the wedding procession stops at a Mandir (temple).
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Cast & Crew.
Sunil Dutt
Lakhan
Sanjeev Kumar
Thakur (Shera's Father)
Shatrughan Sinha
Shera
Vinod Mehra
Madman / Hidden Police Officer
Rekha
Champa
Rajkumar Kohli
Director
Premnath Malhotra
Priest
Reena Roy
Raja / Reshma
Inder Raj Anand
Writer
Neetu Singh
Gauri
Hakim Riaz Latta
Writer
Bindiya Goswami
Shanti
Sarika
Bindiya
Charandas Shokh
Writer
Yogeeta Bali
Thakur's Bride
Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar
Composer
Media.
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Wiki.
Jaani Dushman (transl. Bitter Enemy) is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Rajkumar Kohli. It features an ensemble cast of 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 "Super Hit" at the box office. In 2002, Rajkumar Kohli directed another film with an identical name starring his son, Armaan.