Bees Saal Baad(1988)
'Bees Saal Baad' is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian horror film directed by Rajkumar Kohli. The lead cast includes Mithun Chakraborty, Dimple Kapadia, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Vinod Mehra, Amjad Khan, Shakti Kapoor, and Anupam Kher. The story follows a vengeful ghost named Nisha who returns after twenty years to take revenge on the man who murdered her lover. She uses supernatural powers to control her past life lover, now reborn as Suraj. The film was a major box office success and is remembered for its blend of romance, horror, and family drama. Music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal with lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film is available on various streaming platforms.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- SonyLiv, ShemarooMe, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1988
- Director
- Rajkumar Kohli
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rating
- 4.6/10
Storyline
Suraj marries Kiran and returns to her father's mansion in rural India. He does not know that he is the reincarnation of a man murdered twenty years ago. A vengeful ghost named Nisha begins to haunt him. She wants to use him to settle an old score with Kiran's father, Thakur. Suraj must fight supernatural forces to save his love and his life.
“Love returns from the dead.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Bees Saal Baad
Cast reunions in this film: Shakti Kapoor & Mithun Chakraborty (39 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Asrani (33 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Aruna Irani (33 films together), Anupam Kher & Shakti Kapoor (24 films together), Meenakshi Seshadri & Meenakshi Sheshadri (23 films together), and Shakti Kapoor & Amjad Khan (22 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title means 'Twenty Years Later' and is a sequel to the 1968 horror film 'Woh Kaun Thi?'.
- It was one of the first major horror films to star Govinda, who was then known for comedy roles.
- The movie's plot is loosely inspired by the Bengali folk tale 'Bees Saal Baad' by Saradindu Bandopadhyay.
- A key special effect involved fake legs with real nails being hammered into them for a shocking scene.
- The film's music, by Bappi Lahiri, was a hit, with the song 'Chandni Raat' becoming very popular.
- It was part of a wave of horror films in the late 1980s that often featured reincarnation themes.
- Director Rajkumar Kohli was known for family dramas, making this a rare horror venture for him.