Hisss (2010)

Based on the Far Eastern myth of the snake woman who is able to take on human form.

Director:

Jennifer Lynch

Writers:

Jennifer Lynch, Gulfam Khan (dialogue)

Stars:

Mallika Sherawat, Irrfan Khan, Jeff Doucette

Cast

Credited cast:
Mallika Sherawat	...	Snake Woman
Irrfan Khan	...	Vinkram Gupta
Jeff Doucette	...	George States
Divya Dutta	...	Maya Gupta
Raman Trikha	...	Rookie Navin
Mahmoud Babai	...	Snake Charmer / Dinesh (as Mahmood Babai)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Raj Bhansali	...	Snake charmer's son
Sunny Charles	...	Guide 1 / Abusive Father
Tony Ciccone	...	Narrator
Parvez Khan	...	Guard 4 (as Parvez Fazal Khan)
Govind Menon	...	Coroner
Sunita Rajwar	...	Drunken Guard's wife
Meenakshi Thakur	...	Snake Charmer's Wife

Storyline

Desperate brain cancer-ridden Caucasian George States, with only six months to live, decides to capture a male cobra with hopes of obtaining Nagmani from the shape shifting Naga female. For reasons that remain obscure throughout the film, this will not only cure his brain cancer but also make him immortal. He hires workers in the jungles of Natchi, Tamil Nadu, who witness the intimacy of the cobras, and capture the male, allowing the female to escape. George then holds the male cobra in a glass cage in the hopes that the female cobra will attempt a rescue, and he will then release it in exchange for the Nagamani. The region experiences horror and religious awakening after the enraged female cobra. With the image of its oppressor in its eyes, sheds its snake skin and takes on a female human form, setting out on its deadly mission of tracking down and destroying her mate's oppressor, and whoever else gets in her way, whether involved or not.

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Plot Keywords:

snake | snake woman | f rated | holi | cautionary tale | 

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Taglines:

She's sexy... venomous... and she'll swallow you whole...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India USA

Language:

English Hindi

Release Date:

22 October 2010 (India)

Also Known As:

Nagin: The Snake Woman

Filming Locations:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Split Image Pictures, Venus Records & Tapes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed simultaneously in English and Hindi.

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Connections

Features Baywatch (1989)

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Soundtracks

The Watch
Written and Performed by Marcus Barone

User Reviews

Horrible!

It was honestly so boring and repetitive, confusing and messed up all together. Gives wrong understanding of the Hindu God and brainwashes peoples minds! It is one of those movies that gives Hindi movies a bad name... Also the effects were not generated correctly, lots of faulty mistakes.. Computer editing is a whole step ahead of what they had in this movie. Not good for younger audiences (and even older ones). This movie is senseless and has no point, it is a movie which is nothing but good for brainwashing and confusing peoples' minds. When comparing to a movie like Wake Up Sid or Black for example, it would have had a rating as 1/10... Play with caution and be aware of your audience!