Amavas Ki Raat

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Amavas Ki Raat (English: New moon night) is a 1990 Hindi horror film directed by Mohan Bhakri. [1] [2] It stars Kiran Kumar, Rakesh Bedi, Kunika and Jagdeep. [3] The plot focuses on occult practices and sorcery. [4]

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A pregnant lady discarded by society calls to her sister Nanda for help. Nanda is the wife of a powerful tantric magician. She could not save her sister but used her own tantra to give birth to her dead sister's child. However, her husband warns her that this child born at Amavas Ki Raat (new moon) may be a demon.

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References

  1. "Amavas Ki Raat (1990) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. "Amavas Ki Raat". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-135-94325-7.
  4. Dhusiya, Mithuraaj (13 September 2017). Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-351-38648-7.