Legendary Bollywood horror film directors The Ramsay Brothers had a huge hit with this tale of a blood-thirsty demon who curses a family for generations. The movie played in India for many years, went on to spawn a few sequels and created a legendary monster in the demonic Saamri character that scared the hell out of little kids in India. The formula from what I can tell is to throw every element under the sun together and something will appeal to the audience. You get horror of course, kung fu, romance, drama, completely out of place comedy bits, and since we're in India long song and dance numbers. Due to those the movie ends up playing over 2 hours and is a little trying on the nerves if you're not used to this sort of cinema. The other complaint sleazy American exploitation fans like me might have is the lack of nudity in these films, though this one does have some great shots through a wet see-through bathing suit on our star actress that makes up for that. All in all it's sort of a musical Hammer horror flick that meets a Shaw Brothers kung fu flick but with way flashier outfits than both of those put together. Though not particularly bloody or gory it's very entertaining in it's own goofy way and worth checking out for something different.
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