Khooni Panja(1991)
Khooni Panja is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed and produced by Vinod Talwar. The cast includes Javed Khan, Sargam, Sandhu Raj, Tiku Talsania, Anil Dhawan, Seema Vaz, Jagdeep, and Rita Bhaduri. The story follows Seema, who is murdered by her husband and her hand dismembered. The severed hand comes to life, possesses a young bride named Pinky, and systematically kills her in-laws to extract revenge. The film was released on August 14, 1991, under the Talwar Productions banner. It originally carried the title 'Maut Ke Ghere Mein'. The movie has a runtime of 2 hours and 10 minutes and is rated 5.4/10 on IMDb based on 64 user ratings. It is available for free viewing on YouTube.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1991
- Director
- Vinod Talwar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rating
- 4.2/10
Storyline
Seema is murdered by her abusive husband Ajit, who cuts off her hand. The severed hand does not die. It crawls away and possesses Pinky, a young bride in the same family. Now controlled by the hand, Pinky begins killing her in-laws one by one. Only Ajay, Ajit's brother, can stop the bloody revenge.
“A severed hand that will not rest”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Khooni Panja
Cast reunions in this film: Javed Khan & Mac Mohan (3 films together), and Jagdeep & Anil Dhawan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Khooni Panja' translates to 'Murderous Hand' in English, directly referencing the vengeful dismembered hand.
- Director Vinod Talwar was also a producer and distributor, known for B-movies in the horror and action genres during the 80s and 90s.
- The movie is an unofficial, low-budget adaptation of the 1946 Hollywood horror film 'The Beast with Five Fingers'.
- It was part of a wave of cheap horror films in the early 90s that often played in single-screen theaters and video circuits.
- The special effects for the moving hand were achieved using basic practical effects like wires and stop-motion techniques.
- Actress Deepa Sahi, who played a key role, was more known for her work in parallel cinema but appeared in several commercial films like this.
- The film's soundtrack, composed by Bappi Lahiri, included typical horror-themed music with synthesizers common for the era.