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Bollywood Cult Horror Movie: In 1972, there was a film on screen which gave Bollywood a new direction. Created a new craze among the youth. The most interesting thing is that the film was shot in 7 rooms in rent for Rs 12. The film shocked everyone by earning 15 times from the budget. It proved to be Bollywood’s first super hit horror film. The film was produced by Ramsay Brothers who are known for making a horror film in Bollywood.
After this film, the craze of horror films started in Bollywood. The film was released in 25-30 theaters in Mumbai. In the posters of the film, ‘India’s first horror film’ was written. The film was shot in Mahabaleshwar. The hotel’s 7 rooms were rented at Rs 12 per day.
Let us know how and where Ramsay Brothers got inspiration to make this film. Fatehchandra Uttamchandra Singhani, father of Ramsay Brothers, used to have a radio shop in Karachi. Shop Name: Ram Singhani was a radio and electric company. Most of the customers were English. He could not speak Ram Singhani, so from here he became Ramse. Fatehchandra came to Mumbai after India’s partition. They had seven sons: Gangu Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay, Shyam Ramsay, Arjun Ramsay, Keshu Ramsay, Kumar Ramsay and Kiran Ramsay.
In the 1960s, he started investing in films. He invested money in films like ‘Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and’ Rustom Sohrab ‘. Meanwhile, he spent money in a big budget film ‘Ek Nanhi Munni Girl Thi’ with Prithviraj Kapoor and Shatrughan Sinha. The film flopped. Fatehchandra was buried under debt. However, a horror scene of this film was well liked by the audience. In such a situation, the idea of making horror films came in Fatehchandra’s mind. There was no big star in the film.
Fatehchand Ram from the whole family went to Kashmir. Book the house boat for two months. There ‘5 Case of Cinematography’ book sons studied there. Trained every aspect of film making. Then returned to Mumbai. Fatehchand Ramse’s elder son decided to make a ghost and horror film. The name was ‘two yards under the ground.’ The shooting of the film was completed in 40 days. This film was prepared in a very low budget. On the set, the women of the Ramsa Brothers’ house used to cook. Cameras were hired. The film was promoted only by All India Radio at night show. The film created panic as soon as it was released. Did a business of 45 lakh rupees. The film proved to be a game changer for Ramsay Brothers.
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