Purana mandir

Purana Mandir review :

A game changer for Bollywood horror genre as well as for Ramsay Brothers themselves; Purana Mandir became the standard template for horror movies for most part of the '80s and early '90s. An evil force from the past is relieved from a curse or bond and then wreaks havoc on the unsuspecting cast, heroine taking a shower at midnight, the signature tune which even made it to Zee Horror show and above all, Anirudh Agarwal as the monster. Here he was called Saamri and achieved such cult status that Ramsays made a spinoff called 3D Saamri, a year later.

Aarti Gupta looked absolutely ravishing in swim suits. She was another major contributor to the film's success. Mohnish Behl was her hero and seems he regretted doing this film later as it pushed him in to the B grade category....until Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) rescued him.

For Ramsay Brothers, Purana Mandir turned out to be a gold mine as it not only became one of the biggest hits of 1984 but also gave them a readymade plot which they milked dry for the next two decades.

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.