Guest House (1980 film)

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Guest House
Directed by Shyam Ramsay
Tulsi Ramsay
Produced by Ramsay Brothers
Starring Vijayendra Ghatge
Music by Bappi Lahiri
Release date
  • 1980 (1980)
LanguageHindi

Guest House is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay and produced by the Ramsay Brothers. [1] [2] This film was released in 1980 in the banner of Ramsay Productions. [3] [4] The music of the movie was composed by Bappi Lahiri. [5]

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Plot

Christopher, a psychic with ability to contact spirits, goes to a remote village for conducting a seance. He stays in a guest house at the village. Christopher has a valuable ring in his finger. The guest house's manager and co-worker murders him and cuts his hand off for the ring and buries the corpse. The dead hand revives with evil power to avenge.

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