Jaani Dushman

A bridegroom is outraged when his unfaithful fiancee tries to leave him with another man the night before their wedding. He transforms into a monster and kills her, then for years to come, continues to prey on women about to be married. Even when he is killed, his spirit takes over the body of his killer so the slaughter can continue.

Seeing red is taken to the whole next level in this delicious horror film, given plenty of Bollywood spice and an all-star cast that reads like a who's who of 1970's Indian film industry. Sunil Dutt, Shatrughan Sinha, Sanjeev Kumar, Reena Roy, jeetendra - I could go on. But what makes this chiller work is great characters and conflict between them which is entwined in to the story, adding to the suspense. Of course, there's a strong mystery element- the film quietly invites you to guess who the monster is, and throw a red herrings along the way.

The songs are great, one of them is quiet melodious and haunting - the special effects are workmanlike, the monster simply a monster in a suit, but I remember being scared of this film, and I still find it so - it's sheer masterclass of the horror genre, and successful adding action, romance, conflict and misunderstandings to the mix. Amrish Puri appears in the eerie opening sequence on the train.