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Ajay Devgn to bring Ramsay Brothers' life to screen
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Jy Devgn along with production partner Priti Sinha, who has acquired the rights of an adaptation of the life of the Ramsay Brothers, will back the Ritesh Shah-penned project
Upala KBR (MID-DAY; November 7, 2019)
The number of horror films that Ajay Devgn may have dabbled in over his almost three-decade-long career could be counted on one hand. But that isn't a reflection of his interest in the journey of those widely regarded as pioneers of the genre in India. The actor, along with production partner Priti Sinha, who has acquired the rights of an adaptation of the life of the Ramsay Brothers, will back the Ritesh Shah-penned project.
Daughter of producer Vinay Sinha, Priti, who has previously backed films like David (2013) and Stumped (2003), tells mid-day, "The family has put their faith in us by giving us the rights [to a film on their life]. Ajay and I are excited to depict the fascinating journey of passion, hardship and success of three generations of the family that established the horror empire in India."
A source close to the development tells mid-day, "The Ramsay Brothers have made over 30 horror films in India. They are the masters of the horror genre, and that will be shown in the biopic. As of now, the makers are yet to decide whether this project should be a movie or a web series." The source adds that Devgn will not double up as a cast-member for this offering.
The Ramsay Brothers have given the Indian film industry horror hits like Veerana (1988), Purana Mandir (1984), Darwaza (1978), Bandh Darwaza (1990) and Purani Haveli (1989), among others. While Tulsi Ramsay passed away in December 2018, Shyam Ramsay succumbed to pneumonia two months ago
A file photo of the Ramsay Brothers with father FU Ramsay (centre). Pic/Facebook
A look at scary, 'sexy' and downright hilarious horror films of Bollywood
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Shubha Shetty-Saha (MID-DAY; April 9, 2014)
Ghost films in Bollywood first tried to gain sympathy, then moved on to being downright hilarious and are now more practical and err… somewhat domesticated.
Ghosts that remember
Popular in films of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s ( read: Mahal, Bees Saal Baad and the likes), these were heroines-in-white who would die and turn into ghosts, instead of being reborn.
Their only mission was to get back to the man they loved in their previous life and scare the hell out of him.
A prototype scene: In the middle of the night, only the hero can hear a soulful song in Lata Mangeshkar’s voice emanating from somewhere in the distance. He gets out of the house and the next moment, he finds himself in the middle of a thick jungle following a vision in white.
The apparition wears her long hair open, and is sometimes equipped with a burning candle. She also looks sad, really sad. The hero has to show that he is perplexed but is also in the mood to help her out of her misery. But then she disappears now and then and reappears on a swing or some such random place, to coolly continue with the next para of the sad song.
The foolish hero spends the night anxiously looking for the woman who’s here one minute and absent the next. Talk about some women not being able to make up their minds.
Bhatt films’ sexy ghosts
Mukesh Bhatt produced Raaz and Raaz 2, and then Vikram Bhatt carried the horror lineage forward with 1920, 1920 Evil Returns, Haunted, and other similar films. The Bhatts like their ghosts to belong to the scantily clad, sexy variety. Most of these horror and sex films worked well at the BO.
A prototype scene: The hero and heroine are embroiled in hot, intimate scenes with a lot of kisses thrown in and the “ ghost” is watching them from a distance.
The cult Ramsay movies
The Ramsays, who can be easily called the horror papas of Bollywood, gave us a series of successful films which might have not evoked fear but nevertheless managed to entertain big time with their generous doses of sex, masala and action. Ramsays weren’t sexists when it came to ghosts. Their ghosts were both male and female, whereas most other filmmakers preferred women ghosts.
Prototype scenes:
1. A semi-nude lady is taking a shower in a big, isolated house with all its doors thrown open, and the ghost is just about to strike her.
2. A group of youngsters or a couple in love get stranded in a jungle and knock on the door of a big, eerie-looking bungalow. Even as the background music reaches a deafening crescendo, an old, ugly housekeeper with a bad hair day opens the door. He has a menacing- looking lantern in his hand.
The really scary ones
Say what you want about him, but no one understood ghosts better than Ram Gopal Verma. Films such as Raat and Bhoot only reiterate this. Remember that theatre scene in Raat or that truly scary one in Bhoot, when Urmila Matondkar catches Barkha Madam staring at her through the bedroom door when she wakes up? Brrr…. Give us more of these We would love to see more sublime versions of ghosts like the ones Dimple Kapadia and Hema Malini played in Gulzar’s film, Lekin.
Recent versions
In recent times, the ghost has become mild and kind with Amitabh Bachchan playing the benevolent Bhootnath. Ekta Kapoor’s Marathi- speaking ghosts in the films, Ragini MMS and Ragini MMS2, however, continue to be menacing and destructive.
Disappeared into thin air?
These girls played ghosts and then vanished from the film scene:
. Malini Sharma, who played the ghost in Raaz.
. Barkha Madan, who played the titular ghost in the film, Bhoot.
Ramsays weren’t sexists when it came to ghosts. Their ghosts were both male and female, whereas most other filmmakers preferred women ghosts
Ghost films in Bollywood first tried to gain sympathy, then moved on to being downright hilarious and are now more practical and err… somewhat domesticated.
Ghosts that remember
Popular in films of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s ( read: Mahal, Bees Saal Baad and the likes), these were heroines-in-white who would die and turn into ghosts, instead of being reborn.
Their only mission was to get back to the man they loved in their previous life and scare the hell out of him.
A prototype scene: In the middle of the night, only the hero can hear a soulful song in Lata Mangeshkar’s voice emanating from somewhere in the distance. He gets out of the house and the next moment, he finds himself in the middle of a thick jungle following a vision in white.
The apparition wears her long hair open, and is sometimes equipped with a burning candle. She also looks sad, really sad. The hero has to show that he is perplexed but is also in the mood to help her out of her misery. But then she disappears now and then and reappears on a swing or some such random place, to coolly continue with the next para of the sad song.
The foolish hero spends the night anxiously looking for the woman who’s here one minute and absent the next. Talk about some women not being able to make up their minds.
Bhatt films’ sexy ghosts
Mukesh Bhatt produced Raaz and Raaz 2, and then Vikram Bhatt carried the horror lineage forward with 1920, 1920 Evil Returns, Haunted, and other similar films. The Bhatts like their ghosts to belong to the scantily clad, sexy variety. Most of these horror and sex films worked well at the BO.
A prototype scene: The hero and heroine are embroiled in hot, intimate scenes with a lot of kisses thrown in and the “ ghost” is watching them from a distance.
The cult Ramsay movies
The Ramsays, who can be easily called the horror papas of Bollywood, gave us a series of successful films which might have not evoked fear but nevertheless managed to entertain big time with their generous doses of sex, masala and action. Ramsays weren’t sexists when it came to ghosts. Their ghosts were both male and female, whereas most other filmmakers preferred women ghosts.
Prototype scenes:
1. A semi-nude lady is taking a shower in a big, isolated house with all its doors thrown open, and the ghost is just about to strike her.
2. A group of youngsters or a couple in love get stranded in a jungle and knock on the door of a big, eerie-looking bungalow. Even as the background music reaches a deafening crescendo, an old, ugly housekeeper with a bad hair day opens the door. He has a menacing- looking lantern in his hand.
The really scary ones Say what you want about him, but no one understood ghosts better than Ram Gopal Verma. Films such as Raat and Bhoot only reiterate this. Remember that theatre scene in Raat or that truly scary one in Bhoot, when Urmila Matondkar catches Barkha Madam staring at her through the bedroom door when she wakes up? Brrr…. Give us more of these We would love to see more sublime versions of ghosts like the ones Dimple Kapadia and Hema Malini played in Gulzar’s film, Lekin.
Recent versions
In recent times, the ghost has become mild and kind with Amitabh Bachchan playing the benevolent Bhootnath. Ekta Kapoor’s Marathi- speaking ghosts in the films, Ragini MMS and Ragini MMS2, however, continue to be menacing and destructive.
Disappeared into thin air?
These girls played ghosts and then vanished from the film scene:
. Malini Sharma, who played the ghost in Raaz.
. Barkha Madan, who played the titular ghost in the film, Bhoot.
Ramsays weren’t sexists when it came to ghosts. Their ghosts were both male and female, whereas most other filmmakers preferred women ghosts
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