Tahkhana
Introduction '''''Tahkhana''''' (), 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'' 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 * Hemant Birje as Heera* Kamran Rizvi as Vijay* Aarti Gupta as Aarti* Preeti Sapru as Panna* Trilok Kapoor as Raghuveer Singh* Narendra Nath as Dhurjan* Puneet Issar as Anand* Imtiaz Khan as Shakaal* Rajendra Nath as cook Zabardast* Huma Khan as Reena* Shamshuddin as Demon (Shaitaan)* Sheetal as Sapna* Rana Jung Bahadur as Shakaal's friend
Music # "Nazro Se Aaj Nazre Aur Dil Se Dil Milaye" - Sushma Sharestha, Anuradha Paudwal# "Khuli Sadak Par: - Amit Kumar, Dilraj Kaur# "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''. 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).
See also * List of Hindi films of 1986
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