1920 (film series)
| 1920 series | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vikram Bhatt (1920, 1921) Bhushan Patel (1920: Evil Returns) Tinu Suresh Desai (1920 London) Krishna Bhatt (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
| Written by | Vikram Bhatt |
| Screenplay by | Vikram Bhatt (1920, 1921) Dheeraj Rattan (1920) Rensil D'Silva (1920: Evil Returns) Sukhmani Sadana (1920: London) Mahesh Bhatt Suhrita Das (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
| Story by | Vikram Bhatt |
| Produced by | Surendra Sharma Bhagwati Gabrani Amita Bisnoi (1920) Vikram Bhatt (1920: Evil Returns, 1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart) Raj Kishor Khaware Rakesh Juneja Shwetambari Bhatt (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
| Starring | see below |
| Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt (1920) Naren Gedia (1920: Evil Returns) Prakash Kutty (1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
| Edited by | Kuldeep Mehan (1920, 1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart) Swapnil Raj (1920: Evil Returns) |
| Music by | Adnan Sami (1920) Chirantan Bhatt (1920: Evil Returns) Sharib-Tishi JAM8 (1920 London) Harish Sagane Asad Khan Pranish Mawale (1921) Puneet Dixit (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
Production companies | ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (1920, 1920: Evil Returns) Reliance Entertainment (1920 London, 1921) LoneRanger Productions Uniseller Production (1921) Vikram Bhatt Production and Houseful Motion Pictures Private Ltd (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment (1920, 1920: Evil Returns, 1920 London, 1921) Laxmi Ganpathy Films (1920: Horrors of the Heart) |
Release dates | 1: 12 September 2008 2: 2 November 2012 3: 6 May 2016 4: 12 January 2018 5: 23 June 2023 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹62 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹104.92 crore[2] |
1920 is a series of Indian horror films. The story is written by Vikram Bhatt, for all three films in the series. The first film released in 2008 is directed by Vikram Bhatt, the second film released in 2012 is directed by Bhushan Patel and the third film directed by Tinu Suresh Desai released in 2016. The first two films were commercially successful at the box office, while the third film did moderately well. In 2018, a spin-off film called 1921 was released. This was the first film in a new franchise by creator Vikram Bhatt.[3]
Films[edit]
1920 (2008)[edit]
After forsaking his family and God, a husband finds his wife is demoniacally possessed.[4]
1920: Evil Returns (2012)[edit]
A famous poet who meets a woman who is in trouble. In order to treat her, he takes her to Shimla in a big hospital, but soon that woman gets possessed by devil.[5]
1920 London (2016)[edit]
After her husband is possessed by an evil spirit, a woman turns to her former lover to perform an exorcism.[6]
1921 (2018)[edit]
In 1920s England, a pianist enlists the help of a ghost whisperer to cleanse the unclean spirit that is haunting him.[7]
1920 – Horrors of The Heart (2023)[edit]
The fifth film announced by the makers, it is directed by Krishna Bhatt, written by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Vikram Bhatt, starring Avika Gor and Randheer Rai.
Cast[edit]
1920[edit]
- Rajneesh Duggal as Arjun Singh Rathod
- Adah Sharma as Lisa Singh Rathod, reincarnated version of Gayatri
- Anjori Alagh as Gayatri
- Indraneil Sengupta as Sipahi Mohan Kant
- Raj Zutshi as Father Thomas
- Sri Vallabh Vyas as the Doctor
- Vipin Sharma as the caretaker of the haveli (manor house) i.e. haunted palace
- Asha Sharma as Radha Maa
- Rakhi Sawant, special appearance in the item song "Bichua"
1920: Evil Returns[edit]
- Aftab Shivdasani as Jaidev Verma
- Tia Bajpai as Smriti/ Sangeeta
- Sharad Kelkar as Amar (Evil Spirit)
- Vidya Malvade as Karuna
- Vicky Ahuja as Bankimlal
1920 London[edit]
- Sharman Joshi as Jai Singh Gujjar
- Meera Chopra as Shivangi
- Vishal Karwal as Veer singh
- Gajendra Chauhan as Tantrik
- Meenal Kapoor as Witch
- Sushmita Mukherjee as Kesar Maa
1921[edit]
- Karan Kundra as Ayush
- Zareen Khan as Rose
- Vikram Bhatt as Mr. Wadia
1920: Horrors of the Heart[edit]
- Avika Gor as Meghna
- Rahul Dev as Shantanu; Meghna's stepfather who is Maharaja of princely state of Girvaar
- Barkha Bisht as Meghna's mother
Crew[edit]
| Occupation | Film(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 (2008) |
1920: The Evil Returns (2012) |
1920: London (2016) |
1921 (2018) | |
| Director | Vikram Bhatt | Bhushan Patel | Tinu Suresh Desai | Vikram Bhatt |
| Producer(s) | Surendra Sharma Bhagwati Gabrani Amita Bisnoi |
Vikram Bhatt | Sandeep Shandilya Roshan Singh |
Vikram Bhatt |
| Writer | Vikram Bhatt | |||
| Composer(s) | Adnan Sami | Chirantan Bhatt | Sharib-Toshi JAM8 |
Harish Sagane Asad Khan Pranish Mawale |
| Editor(s) | Kuldeep Mehan | Swapnil Raj | Kuldeep Mehan | |
Release and revenue[edit]
 |
| Film | Release date | Budget | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 12 September 2008 | ₹7 crore[8] | ₹14.5 crore[8] |
| 1920: Evil Returns | 2 November 2012 | ₹9 crore | ₹28.04 crore[9] |
| 1920: London | 6 May 2016 | ₹21 crore | ₹22.67 crore[10] |
| 1921 | 12 January 2018 | ₹15 crore | ₹22.36 crore[11] |
| 1920 : Horrors Of The Heart | 23 June 2023 | ₹10 crore | ₹17.35 crore[12] |
| Total | ₹62 crore | ₹104.92 crore |
References[edit]
- ^ total budget of four films
- ^ Total Box office collection of four films
- ^ "Vikram Bhatt starts new film franchise". Bollywood Hungama. 13 June 2016.
- ^ "1920". IMDb. 12 September 2008.
- ^ "1920: Evil Returns (2012) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "1920 London". IMDb. 6 May 2016.
- ^ "1921". IMDb. 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b "1920 - Movie - Box Office India". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "1920 - Evil Returns - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "1920 London - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "1921 - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "1920: Horrors of the Heart Box Office Collection | All Language | Day Wise | Worldwide - Sacnilk". www.sacnilk.com. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.