Dr. Vishal is working on animal attributes and wants to assimilate their abilities in human body making a superhuman, one night enraged Mrs Vishal, injects a deadly animal serum into his bod... Read allDr. Vishal is working on animal attributes and wants to assimilate their abilities in human body making a superhuman, one night enraged Mrs Vishal, injects a deadly animal serum into his body, and its at this point the real horror starts.Dr. Vishal is working on animal attributes and wants to assimilate their abilities in human body making a superhuman, one night enraged Mrs Vishal, injects a deadly animal serum into his body, and its at this point the real horror starts.
Sarika Thakur
- Kiran
- (as Sarika)
Narendranath Malhotra
- Inspector Verma
- (as Narendra Nath)
Ramesh Deo
- Inspector Mulla
- (as Ramesh Dev)
Jayshree Talpade
- Night Club Dancer
- (as Jayshree T.)
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Movie release year and my birth year...both were same...so this is second best my life time favourite after darwaza...Navin Nischol was so dashing in the movie, I simply cant understant why people were so mad for amitabh bacchan only...the story was brilliant specially at that time...Om shivpuri was awasome...sarika was cute...and hats off to ramsays...this one was a kind of science fiction horror movie and to make this kind of movie in india specially way back in 80's was a work of extreme guts...and this is what ramsays were...
First of all IMDB is using wrong poster for this movie. This Ramsay movie has good actors and seems the budget too is decent otherwise many Ramsay's movies had b grade actors and poor set up. Watched this one on VHS when VHS was rented for Rs. 120 with three movies. While watching Dahshat i wondered why Sarika did this movie because I had image of Sarika as Rajshri productions discovery well what ever the reason but this movie was decently made. The cast is good om shiv puri does succeed in scaring, as a kid I found the introduction grave yard scene scary too.. Music is decent, one song picturised on Gopi Kisan and Jayshree T look funny but has good music and well choreographed. This movie succeed not disappointing you if you are looking for bollywood horror.
Dahshat was released in 1981, when I didn't really know the meaning of horror films. I saw it in 2004 and now own a VCD to keep it close to my heart. When I watched it for the first time, I felt sad about Om Shivpuri, who despite being a multi-dimensional actor usually remained underrated during his spell. He was mostly seen in Mithun Chakraborty's over-hyped movies where his roles mostly remained unnoticed.
Dahshat cuts straight to the point very soon. We meet Dr. Sameer (Navin Nischal) who has just landed to his native place Chandan Nagar after finishing his medical studies in Russia. He is assisted by an 'Ass Clown' Dr. Bakshi (Rajindernath), a vet by profession but looks a close relative of a roadside juggler. Sameer is welcomed by his family and is greeted by his childhood crush Kiran (Sarika), with whom he soon gets romantically entangled.
Sameer comes to know of a horrible secret and terror that anonymously lies in the propinquity. It seems a grave robber is digging up graves for some reason and is stealing the cadavers. Sameer decides to look into the issue and soon meets success after a heavy affaire d'honneur. The grave-digger is a grotesque mute man (Dev Kumar), who is soon arrested by the Police. Sameer somehow traces the hideout of mute man. It's Dr. Vishal's house. Dr. Vishal (Om Shivpuri) is an unfaithful husband, who frequently gets into run-ins with his drunkard wife Mrs. Vishal (Nadira). Sameer (with Kiran) gets inside the mansion and finds a laboratory full of several live caged animals awaiting shady consequences. Dr. Vishal goes red with anger when he finds Sameer in his lab. Sameer however wins Dr. Vishal's favor by making one of his dead apparatus work.
Sameer discovers that Dr. Vishal is working on animal attributes and wants to assimilate their abilities in human body so as to make his dream of making a superhuman come true. Sameer warns Dr. Vishal not to mess with the nature but Dr. Vishal scoffs at Sameer's trivial talks. One night Mrs. Vishal finds Vishal seducing his kept woman. Enraged, Mrs. Vishal injects a deadly animal serum into Vishal's body, and its at this point the real horror starts. Certain questions remain:
1. What happened to Dr. Vishal? 2. What were the grave digger's intentions? 3. Were the grave digger and Dr. Vishal associated in some ways?
Navin Nischal has acted well and so has Sarika (I think that's what she did, ranted like a crybaby till the end), Rajindernath, no comments please, Nadira, with the look of a historic vamp on her face has performed to her finest limits, and above all Om Shivpuri, who is the core attraction in the movie and has lived up to everyone's expectations. Although Om Shivpuri's part has similar elements from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde plot, but its the storyline that makes the film pristine. A must watch flick for all the ardent Bollywood B-Movie fanatics.
Dahshat cuts straight to the point very soon. We meet Dr. Sameer (Navin Nischal) who has just landed to his native place Chandan Nagar after finishing his medical studies in Russia. He is assisted by an 'Ass Clown' Dr. Bakshi (Rajindernath), a vet by profession but looks a close relative of a roadside juggler. Sameer is welcomed by his family and is greeted by his childhood crush Kiran (Sarika), with whom he soon gets romantically entangled.
Sameer comes to know of a horrible secret and terror that anonymously lies in the propinquity. It seems a grave robber is digging up graves for some reason and is stealing the cadavers. Sameer decides to look into the issue and soon meets success after a heavy affaire d'honneur. The grave-digger is a grotesque mute man (Dev Kumar), who is soon arrested by the Police. Sameer somehow traces the hideout of mute man. It's Dr. Vishal's house. Dr. Vishal (Om Shivpuri) is an unfaithful husband, who frequently gets into run-ins with his drunkard wife Mrs. Vishal (Nadira). Sameer (with Kiran) gets inside the mansion and finds a laboratory full of several live caged animals awaiting shady consequences. Dr. Vishal goes red with anger when he finds Sameer in his lab. Sameer however wins Dr. Vishal's favor by making one of his dead apparatus work.
Sameer discovers that Dr. Vishal is working on animal attributes and wants to assimilate their abilities in human body so as to make his dream of making a superhuman come true. Sameer warns Dr. Vishal not to mess with the nature but Dr. Vishal scoffs at Sameer's trivial talks. One night Mrs. Vishal finds Vishal seducing his kept woman. Enraged, Mrs. Vishal injects a deadly animal serum into Vishal's body, and its at this point the real horror starts. Certain questions remain:
1. What happened to Dr. Vishal? 2. What were the grave digger's intentions? 3. Were the grave digger and Dr. Vishal associated in some ways?
Navin Nischal has acted well and so has Sarika (I think that's what she did, ranted like a crybaby till the end), Rajindernath, no comments please, Nadira, with the look of a historic vamp on her face has performed to her finest limits, and above all Om Shivpuri, who is the core attraction in the movie and has lived up to everyone's expectations. Although Om Shivpuri's part has similar elements from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde plot, but its the storyline that makes the film pristine. A must watch flick for all the ardent Bollywood B-Movie fanatics.
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- Trivia0:22 from the song "Mere Jaan" from Dahshat, was sampled from the intro drum beat of Cozy Powell song "Dance With The Devil". The initial drum beat of "Dance With The Devil" then turns intro the intro drum beat used in the song "Rasputin" by Boney M. The drum beat of Rasputin was recreated by Bappi Lahiri in several other songs. Boney M song "Night Flight To Venus" and "Rasputin" was inspiration for many film makers and music directors in India.The signature drum beat in both songs were used in several songs. In "Rasputin", the drum beat is at 0:02 - 0:12. In the song "Nightflight To Venus", the drum beat is at 0:37 - 2:05. The original source of inspiration for that drum beat was from Cozy Powell song "Dance With The Devil". The inspired drum beat is at 0:11- 0:57. Bappi Lahiri had earlier sampled the opening drum beat (different from Rasputin) from "Dance With The Devil" at 0:00-0:10, for his song "Mere Jaan", in the movie Dahshat. Mark Edwards did a cover version of Cozy Powell's "Dance With The Devil". Gilles David Orchestra and Hysteric Ego song "Want Love" also sampled the same drum beat used by Boney M. Gazuzu song "Drums On Fire" (Original) also took inspiration from that same beat used by Boney M (Cozy Powell), Frank Valdor also did a cover version of "Dance With The Devil" in the album Rock Festival. The famous drum pattern was first featured in India in the film soundtrack "Sansani -The Sensation" (1981). Hemant Bhosle sampled Boney M's "Night Flight To Venus" for the song "Sansani Khez Kou Baat Hain" for the film. The beat occurs at 0:27 in the song. But Sansani was delayed and released a few years later. The next time we heard the original song "Night Flight To Venus", was in the movie, Dil Akhir Dil Hain. It is the drum beat in the intro of song . The song "Nightflight To Venus"plays when Naseeruddin Shah is learning how to disco dance with Parveen Babi in the nightclub. In the song "Bolo Bolo Kuch To Bolo " at 5:53 from Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai. The same drum beat was taken by R.D.Burman. In a sequence in the movie Kaun Kaisey, when Prem Kishen harasses his ex girlfriend in a night club, "Night Flight To Venus" plays. . Rasputin's intro drum beat was also sampled for the song "Jawani Jawani Jalti Jawani" in the movie Jaani Dost. It plays in the part where Silk Smita starts dancing in the song. That part of the music ( signature drum beat) was not included in the film's audio songs released. It was recorded just for the film. Boney M song "Rasputin" plays in a car scene in the film Akalmand. When a little girl listens to music on the car stereo. Boney M "Rasputin" drum beat again was used in a song. The intro music for "Noor Jahan Tu Kahan" from Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani. The music plays as the dancers start to dance. But the intro music was only in the film and not included in the film's audio songs released. In the song "Naka Bandi" from the movie Naka Bandi, the inspired drum beat is at 0:04. In the song "Main Aisi Cheez Nahi "(Full 8:45 minute version) from Khuda Gawah, the same inspired drum beat is at 0:02 - 0:32. Other versions of "Rasputin" (Minus the intro drum beat) include Hemant Bhosle sampling of Boney M's "Rasputin" for the song "Mausam Hai Rangeen" from Sun Meri Laila. This time Rasputin's song was sampled but not the drum beat. The interlude of the song also used the tune of the theme of the western film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966) composed by Ennio Morricone. Bengali song "Shukno Patar Nupur Paye", Madhosh song "Main Hoon Champion", "Sachi Yeh Kahani Hain" from Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, "I'll Do The Talking Tonight" from Agent Vinod. Malayalam song "Baletta Baletta" from the movie Balettan. The another version of "Rasputin" was a old traditional Serbian song by Safiye Ayla "Uskudara Gideriken Aldida". "Ruse Kose Curo Imas" by Usnija Redzepova,was also a old version. Gilla did a German version of "Rasputin". A old traditional Turkish version of "Rasputin" is titled "Katibim". The traditional Arabic version is titled "Ya Banat Iskandaria". A traditional Greek version titled "Apo Xeno Topo". a Albanian version titled " Mu Ne Bashten Tende". Loreena McKennitt's studio album An Ancient Muse (2006) has a track named "Sacred Shabbat", which has the same tune as "Katibim". Some sampling was done in later years with "Hoky Toky" by Pamela, "Night Flight To Uranus" by Datarock, "Woodoorave" by M.A.D.R.A.S, "Rasputin" Max Gregor. There have been several cover versions done of "Rasputin" over the years. Franck Pourcel, Javier Alvarez, Hupikek Torpikek, Tropicana, Springbok, The Top of The Poppers, K2 Groove, Jean Claude Borelly, Argies, James Last, Brazillian Genghis Khan, The London Symphony Orchestra with The Royal Coral Society,Fangoria, Cliff Carpenter, Skampida,Babylon (Polish Group), all did their own version of the song.
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