Khatra (film)

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Khatra is a Hindi horror fantasy film of Bollywood directed by H.N. Singh and produced by P. Ram Mohan. [1] This movie was released on 10 May 1991 under the banner of Siri Venkata Films. [2] The story line of the movie is loosely based on the plot of Frankenstein , a novel of Mary Shelley. [3] [4] This was the debut film of music composer Aadesh Shrivastava. [5]

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Plot

This is a story of a scientist who tried to defeat death, researching with organs of the human body. One day he manages to steal a corpse from a cemetery and conduct his experiment on it. Unfortunately it is going against nature and the dead man revives as a monster. He has acid instead of blood in his body. The monster murders the scientist in a fire and starts to kill women repeatedly. [6]

Cast

Music

  1. "Bambai Ke Mausam Mein Pyar Kiye Ja" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
  2. "Main Hoon Kunwari Kali" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
  3. "Main To Ladki Thi Akeli" - Alka Yagnik
  4. "Mohabbhat Ki Ada Kya Hoti Hai" - Anuradha Paudwal

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