Jaani Dushman

Jaani Dushman (transl. Mortal Enemy) is a 1979 Hindi-language horror film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli under the Shankar Movies banner. It features a huge ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Vinod Mehra, Rekha, Neetu Singh and Reena Roy in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film is recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.[1]

For the 2002 film, see Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani.

Jaani Dushman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRajkumar Kohli
Produced byRajkumar Kohli
Written byInder Raj Anand (dialogues)
Screenplay by
  • Jaggiram Paul
  • Charandas Shokh
Story byHakim Lata
Starring
Music byLaxmikant-Pyarelal
CinematographyBaldev Singh
Edited byShyam
Production
company
Shankar Movies
Release date
  • 25 May 1979 (1979-05-25)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

Jwala Prasad is to marry the girl of his dreams. On the day of the marriage, his wife is dressed all in red, mixes poison in the milk, and Jwala becomes a monster, and continues to terrorize the region, first abducting brides dressed in red and killing them. When a groom confronts and kills the monster, it leaves the body of Jwala Prasad and possesses the body of his killer. Years later, another man has now killed this creature, and the monster has possessed the man's body, and it is again on a killing spree. The suspense mounts as one by one the brides are killed off and no one seems to have a clue. Everybody seems to be suspect, including the village Priest, the Thakur, his son, and several other people. The suspense is unraveled in the end and the monster is made to promise that he will no longer possess any person and will not carry on with his killing spree.

Cast

Soundtrack

All lyrics by: Verma Malik

TitleSinger(s)
"Saare Rishte Naate Todke Aayi" Lata Mangeshkar
"Are Sun Bhai Sadho" Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor
"Aisi Waisi Na Samajh Sajna" Asha Bhosle
"Tere Haathon Mein" Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi
"Chalo Re Doli Uthao Kahaar" Mohammed Rafi
"O Meri Jaan" Kishore Kumar, Anuradha Paudwal

Trivia

Two of the movie songs were listed in Binaca Chart of 1979; Chalo re Doli by Mohd Rafi and Oh mere Jaan by Kishore Kumar and Anuradha Paudwal.

References
  1. "FRIDAY REVIEW-Jaani Dushman (1979)". The Hindu. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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