Tahkhana

Tahkhana (transl. Underground place), 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
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written byKafeel Azar - Yogesh (dialogues)
Screenplay byArjun Ramsay
Story byJ. K. Ahuja
Produced byGangu Ramsay
Starring
CinematographyGangu Ramsay
Edited by
  • Arjun Ramsay
  • Venkatesh Naik
Music byAjit Singh
Production
company
Ramsays International
Release date
12 December 1986
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Tahkhana features music composed by Ajit Singh and songs sung by Asha Bhosle, 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 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, 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

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

Home media

Tahkhana was released on DVD by Mondo Macabro as a double feature with the 1994 film Mahakaal (also directed by the Ramsay brothers), as the Bollywood Horror Collection Vol. 3.[1] 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).[2]

See also

References
  1. "The Bollywood Horror Collection Vol. 3". Mondo Macabro. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. "Bollywood Horror - Limited Edition Box Set". Mondo Macabro. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.


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