Dahshat
A grave robber's secret leads to a monstrous transformation.
Dahshat (trans. Horror) is a 1981 Bollywood horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. It is one of the Ramsay brothers' early entries in the Indian horror genre.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Shyam Ramsay & Tulsi Ramsay
- Music
- Bappi Lahiri
- Released
- 1981
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
Facts from the source article.
Plot
Dr. Sameer returns to Chandan Nagar after completing his medical studies in Russia. He is assisted by Dr. Bakshi, a veterinarian who resembles a roadside juggler's relative. Sameer reunites with his family and his childhood crush Kiran, with whom he begins a romance. Soon he learns that a grave robber is stealing cadavers from local graves. The culprit is a grotesque mute man, who is arrested by police. Sameer traces the mute man's hideout to the house of Dr. Vishal, an unfaithful husband who frequently argues with his drunkard wife. Inside the mansion, Sameer and Kiran find a laboratory with live caged animals. Dr. Vishal is angry at first but warms to Sameer after Sameer repairs a broken apparatus. Vishal is working on transferring animal attributes into humans to create a superhuman. Sameer warns against interfering with nature, but Vishal dismisses him. One night, Mrs. Vishal finds her husband seducing his kept woman. In a rage, she injects him with a deadly animal serum. Vishal then transforms into a bloodthirsty monster at night.
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