Johny Lever in a horror movie? The 90s Bollywood chaos we deserve.
In Hindi, a "daayen" or "daayani" (Hindi: डायन) is a term for a witch, descended from the Sanskrit word dakini, which refers to a female supernatural being.
Practical Effects
Questionable witch makeup that aged like milk in tropical heat.
Acting
Johny Lever doing comedy relief in a horror film is unhinged casting.
Director
Jagdish Gautam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The daayan myth persists in rural India, often used to marginalize widows and single women—this film accidentally mirrors that social horror.
Rita Bhaduri was a respected actress who somehow ended up in multiple low-budget horror films in the 90s; this might be her witch-iest role.
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