Tahkhana (1986)

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... See full summary »

Directors:

Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay

Writers:

J.K. Ahuja (story), Kafil Azar (dialogue),

Stars:

Rana Jung Bahadur, Hemant Birje, Deepak

Cast

Credited cast:
Rana Jung Bahadur	...	Rana (as Rana)
Hemant Birje	...	Panna
Deepak
Sunil Dhawan	...	Ram
Arti Gupta	...	Aarti Singh
Puneet Issar	...	Vijay
Trilok Kapoor	...	Raghuvir Singh
Huma Khan	...	Reena
Imtiaz Khan	...	Shahkal Singh
Raj Kishore	...	Raj Kishore - Waiter
Amarnath Mukherjee
Narendra Nath	...	Dhurjan Singh
Rajendra Nath	...	Zabardast - Chef
Tanuja Ramsay	...	Mona
Kamran Rizvi

Storyline

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 gets killed. Before dying, he informs Mangal that Sapna has one of 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.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

12 December 1986 (India)

Filming Locations:

Chandivali Studio, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ramsay Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Nazron Se Aaj Nazren"
Lyrics by Kafil Azar
Composed by Ajit Singh

User Reviews

Nothing more than a damp squib!

Recently I watched 'Tahkhana' and would like pass my opinion about the same. 'Tahkhana' means 'dungeon' and that's the resting place of a pale-eyed, swollen-n-rotten-faced monster. The storyline is weak, with several unwanted characters that torment the viewers brutally. Then their are hopeless stars like Rajindernath and Huma Khan, who fail to create an oasis in this far stretched desert. The movie could have been better if it were lessened by an hour. Unfortunately, during 80's it was a custom to make long movies and all the movie-makers were concerned more about time than viewer's patience. Kamran Rizvi has failed as a hero as most of the times he relies on his sidekick Hemant Birje to face the enemies.

Since many sub-plots are interlaced, they all tend to kill the real spirit of movie. For example, the plot of Kamran Rizvi and Aarti Gupta, Hemant Birje and Priti Sapru, Imtiaz Khan and his confederates, The story of two sisters who separated during childhood, Imtiaz Khan's rape story, and Punit Issar and his plot. So where are we heading? There is virtually no space left for horror and the monster seems to be the most wanted character all the times. When the movie started I began giggling but as the movie progressed my giggles turned into loud hysterical laughter. Believe me, if you haven't watched it yet, you're lucky. There is nothing in the movie that has the ability to impress the viewers. Some dialog deliveries seem very foolish and comedic spell by Rajindernath is torturous to its best.

The star cast is mostly borrowed from other Ramsay hits but they weren't any better than puppets performing at the stale and awkward story line. I would give this flick 4/10, and those 4 points totally go to the monster.