Phir Wohi Raat [“Same Night Again”] is an Indian Hindi horror film about a young woman who has nightmares that she is being attacked.
Directed by actor Danny Denzongpa – who also co-stars – the Prithvi Pictures production stars Rajesh Khanna, Kim, Aruna Irani and Tamanna. The soundtrack score was composed by prolific Rahul Dev Burman [as R.D. Burman] (Bhoot Bungla).
Plot:
Psychiatrist Doctor Vijay (Rajesh Khanna) is in love with Asha (Kim), a beautiful young woman. He is stunned when another doctor refers Asha to him, as she has been having hallucinations and nightmares about an insane-looking woman who comes to attack her and choke her to death. Vijay hypnotises Asha and is successful in allaying her fears.
Asha, her friend, Shobha, and Vijay travel to her residence out in the countryside to celebrate her birthday. Soon after, Asha sees a grotesque woman, quite different from the one she has been having nightmares about, walking in the hallway of her house, but whose motive is also the same – her death…
Reviews:
“This typically schizo Indian film does the usual routine of covering about ten different genres (horror, action, comedy, mystery, crime, musical… I can go on!) over the course of two-and-a-half patience-testing hours, but there’s some cool stuff in here, including great sets and outdoor filming locations, vibrant colors and a plot-twist midway through that, while completely absurd, is guaranteed to take you by surprise. Perhaps best of all is very fluid camerawork that would give a lot of the more renowned Italian directors a run for their money…” The Bloody Pit of Horror
Cast and characters:
Rajesh Khanna … Doctor Vijay
Kim … Asha
Aruna Irani … Shobha
Tamanna … Gouri
Shashikala … Insane aunty
Danny Denzongpa … Ashok
A.K. Hangal … Vishwanath
Suresh Oberoi … Inspector Sharma
Lalita Pawar … Hostel warden
Om Shivpuri … Doctor Desai
Shubha Khote … Shobha’s sister
Jagdeep … Krupachand Reswani
Mukri … Drunk
Master Bhagwan … Gendamal (as Bhagwan)
Mohan Choti … Krupachand’s friend
Birbal
Madhu Malhotra … Ghost
Shashi Kiran
Manmauji
R. Sinha
Prakash
Lalita Kumari … Irate parent
Brahm Bhardwaj … School administrator
Ranjit Sood … (as Ranjeet Sood)
Jugni
Chand Usmani
Moolchand
Gopal Saigal
Miss Sapna
Ashish … Shobha’s nephew (as Master Ashish)
Master Vikas … Shobha’s nephew (as Master Vikar)
Master Chirag … Shobha’s nephew
Technical details:
146 minutes
Audio: Mono
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