| 1920 series | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vikram Bhatt (1920, 1921) Bhushan Patel (1920: Evil Returns) Tinu Suresh Desai (1920 London) Krishna Bhatt (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
| Written by | Vikram Bhatt |
| Screenplay by | Vikram Bhatt (1920, 1921) Dheeraj Rattan (1920) Rensil D'Silva (1920: Evil Returns) Sukhmani Sadana (1920: London) Mahesh Bhatt Suhrita Das (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
| Story by | Vikram Bhatt |
| Produced by | Surendra Sharma Bhagwati Gabrani Amita Bisnoi (1920) Vikram Bhatt (1920: Evil Returns, 1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart) Raj Kishor Khaware Rakesh Juneja Shwetambari Bhatt (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
| Starring | see below |
| Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt (1920) Naren Gedia (1920: Evil Returns) Prakash Kutty (1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
| Edited by | Kuldeep Mehan (1920, 1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart) Swapnil Raj (1920: Evil Returns) |
| Music by | Adnan Sami (1920) Chirantan Bhatt (1920: Evil Returns) Sharib-Tishi JAM8 (1920 London) Harish Sagane Asad Khan Pranish Mawale (1921) Puneet Dixit (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
Production companies | ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (1920, 1920: Evil Returns) Reliance Entertainment (1920 London, 1921) LoneRanger Productions Uniseller Production (1921) Vikram Bhatt Production and Houseful Motion Pictures Private Ltd (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment (1920, 1920: Evil Returns, 1920 London, 1921) Laxmi Ganpathy Films (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
Release dates | 1 : 12 September 2008 2 : 2 November 2012 3 : 6 May 2016 4 : 12 January 2018 5 : 23 June 2023 6 : 25 July 2025 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
1920 is a series of Indian horror films. The story is written by Vikram Bhatt, for all three films in the series. The first film released in 2008 is directed by Vikram Bhatt, the second film released in 2012 is directed by Bhushan Patel and the third film directed by Tinu Suresh Desai released in 2016. The first two films were commercially successful at the box office, while the third film did moderately well. In 2018, a spin-off film called 1921 was released. This was the first film in a new franchise by creator Vikram Bhatt. [1]
After forsaking his family and God, a husband finds his wife is demoniacally possessed. [2]
A famous poet who meets a woman who is in trouble. In order to treat her, he takes her to Shimla in a big hospital, but soon that woman gets possessed by devil. [3]
After her husband is possessed by an evil spirit, a woman turns to her former lover to perform an exorcism. [4]
In 1920s England, a pianist enlists the help of a ghost whisperer to cleanse the unclean spirit that is haunting him. [5]
The fifth film announced by the makers, it is directed by Krishna Bhatt, written by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Vikram Bhatt, starring Avika Gor and Randheer Rai.
| Occupation | Film(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 (2008) | 1920: The Evil Returns (2012) | 1920: London (2016) | 1921 (2018) | |
| Director | Vikram Bhatt | Bhushan Patel | Tinu Suresh Desai | Vikram Bhatt |
| Producer(s) | Surendra Sharma | Vikram Bhatt | Sandeep Shandilya | |
| Bhagwati Gabrani | Roshan Singh | |||
| Amita Bisnoi | ||||
| Writer | Vikram Bhatt | |||
| Composer(s) | Adnan Sami | Chirantan Bhatt | Sharib-Toshi JAM8 | Harish Sagane |
| Asad Khan | ||||
| Pranish Mawale | ||||
| Editor(s) | Kuldeep Mehan | Swapnil Raj | Kuldeep Mehan | |
| Film | Release date | Budget | Worldwide Box Office | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 12 September 2008 | ₹7 crore | ₹14.5 crore | [6] |
| 1920: Evil Returns | 2 November 2012 | ₹9 crore | ₹28.04 crore | [7] |
| 1920: London | 6 May 2016 | ₹21 crore | ₹22.67 crore [8] | [8] |
| 1921 | 12 January 2018 | ₹15 crore | ₹22.36 crore | [9] |
| 1920 Horrors Of The Heart | 23 June 2023 | ₹10 crore | ₹17.35 crore | [10] |
Vikram Bhatt is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the Raaz film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for directing Ghulam (1998) starring Aamir Khan and Rani Mukherji, which was also produced by Mukesh Bhatt. For both of these films, he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.
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Khamoshiyan (transl. Silences) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller horror film, written by Vikram Bhatt and directed by debutant, Karan Darra. Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt produced the film in association with Vishesh Films.
1920 London is a 2016 Indian supernatural horror film directed by Tinu Suresh Desai. It is the third installment in the 1920 film series, after 1920 and 1920: The Evil Returns. The film stars Sharman Joshi, Meera Chopra, and Vishal Karwal in lead roles. The film managed to recover its budget and became a moderate success but it couldn't repeat the success of its previous installments. It was followed by another installment titled 1921.
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