1920 (film series)
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]
| 1920 series | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vikram Bhatt (1920, 1921) Bhushan Patel (1920: Evil Returns) Tinu Suresh Desai (1920 London) |
| Produced by | Surendra Sharma Bhagwati Gabrani Amita Bisnoi (1920) Vikram Bhatt (1920: Evil Returns, 1921) Anil Ambani (1920 London) |
| Written by | Vikram Bhatt |
| Screenplay by | Vikram Bhatt (1920, 1921) Dheeraj Rattan (1920) Rensil D'Silva (1920: Evil Returns) Sukhmani Sadana (1920: London) |
| Story by | Vikram Bhatt |
| Starring | see below |
| Music by | Adnan Sami (1920) Chirantan Bhatt (1920: Evil Returns) Sharib-Tishi JAM8 (1920 London) Harish Sagane Asad Khan Pranish Mawale (1921) |
| Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt (1920) Naren Gedia (1920: Evil Returns) Prakash Kutty (1920 London, 1921) |
| Edited by | Kuldeep Mehan (1920, 1920 London, 1921) Swapnil Raj (1920: Evil Returns) |
Production company | ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (1920, 1920: Evil Returns) Reliance Entertainment (1920 London, 1921) LoneRanger Productions Uniseller Production (1921) |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
Release date | 1: 12 September 2008 2: 2 November 2012 3: 6 May 2016 4: 12 January 2018 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹52 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹87.57 crore[2] |
Films
1920 (2008)
After forsaking his family and religion, a husband finds his wife is demoniacally possessed.[4]
1920: Evil Returns (2012)
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)
After her husband is possessed by an evil spirit, a woman turns to her former lover to perform an exorcism.[6]
1921 (2018)
In 1920s England, a pianist enlists the help of a ghost whisperer to cleanse the unclean spirit that is haunting him.[7]
1922
The fifth film is announced by the makers. Cast Sunny Leonne Randeep Hooda Rajneesh Duggal Sarah Jane Dias Sonal Chauhan Aditya Seal Kunal Roy Kapoor
Cast
1920
- Rajneesh Duggal as Arjun Singh Rathod
- Adah Sharma as Lisa Singh Rathod
- Anjori Alagh as Gayatri
- Indraneil Sengupta as Mohan Kant, the British Indian
- Raj Zutshi as Father Thomas
- Sri Vallabh Vyas as the Doctor Anjori
- Vipin Sharma as the caretaker of the haveli (manor house) i.e. haunted palace
- Rakhi Sawant, special appearance in the item song "Bichua"
1920: Evil Returns
- 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
- 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
- Karan Kundra as Ayush
- Zareen Khan as Rose
- Vikram Bhatt as Mr. Wadia
Crew
| 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
| 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] |
| Total | ₹52 crore | ₹87.57 crore |
References
- total budget of four films
- Total Box office collection of four films
- "Vikram Bhatt starts new film franchise". Bollywood Hungama.
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- "1920 - Movie - Box Office India". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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