Amavas Ki Raat (1990)

Amavas Ki Raat: Directed by Mohan Bhakri. With Ratan Aulakh, Rakesh Bedi, Sunil Dhawan, Manik Irani. Amawas Ki Raat revolves around Tantrik who best tows his knowledge to his wife Nanda hoping that she wiliest it for the good of humanity. Now Tantric Nanad receive a letter from her sister Nanda who reveals that she is in the seventh month of pregnancy and has been discarded by society in panic Nanda goes to meet her sister Sunanda but it is tool late. Sunanda breaths her last in Nandas hands overwhelmed by emotions and anger nanda swears over the dead body of her sister to take revenge on society. Through her Tantric Vidya she gives birth to her dead sisters child on seeing this her husband the Master Tantric warns her that what she is doing is against the principles of tantra vidya as the child born would be ademon… born on the 13th day of the month on Amawas ki Raat. The great tantrics prediction come true. The demon child grows up to be a dreaded killer on every Amawas ki Raat he roams the streets in the darkness of the night and brutally murders innocent people with reason D.I.G. Vindo Saxena is assigned with the task of catching the killer on one Amawas ki Raat he comes face of face with the killer and succeeds in shooting him down. Nanda with her tantric vidyas revives the demon from his grave as a result of which he becomes more frightening and he turns his anger to ward D.I.G. Vinod Saxenas family and near and dear ones one by one the D.I.G.s family members are killed. The Master Tantric, shocked and baffled Approaches D.I.G. Vindo Saxena and reveals the secret of killing the Demon to him.

“After being consumed with grief, a dead womanu0026#39;s infant son is turned into a ravenous killer on a specific holiday and forces a detective to bring the killer down, yet when the being is revived more monstrous than before he races to save his family from the creaturesu0026#39; bloodthirsty wrath.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, this one was a rather silly and goofy genre effort. One of the better aspects featured here is the rather intriguing and enjoyable storyline setting up the demonu0026#39;s rampage and general purpose here. The main backstory here through the process of its birth starts this one off on an incredibly fun note. Likewise, with the resurrection sequence again bringing the creature back to life to continue itu0026#39;s rampage on the family, it manages to offer up some enjoyable scenes of the tantric working her black magic ways fighting her husband for the sake of the demonu0026#39;s existence. Thereu0026#39;s also the filmu0026#39;s rather strong and impressive action scenes featuring the killer demon out stalking victims. Although still humanoid, thereu0026#39;s a creepy feel overall to the first attacks where he stalks the towel-clad victim through the villa or the confrontation at the detectiveu0026#39;s house which is a rather fun extended sequence here. Armed with several kung-fu fights, a great brawl and some fun stunt-work as well as some atmosphere and action in the escape attempt, this sequence emerges as one of the highlights alongside the first attack when heu0026#39;s resurrected. Taking out the lovers beforehand and using them to start a fantastic chase through the wilderness, thereu0026#39;s much to like with this high-energy sequence that nicely prepares this one for the special finale. The hospital rampage where he gets to throw people around has some fun for it and sets up the finale in the factory where they finally discover the seemingly invincible creatureu0026#39;s weakness thatu0026#39;s exploited in a thrilling scene. These here are what hold the film up. That said, there are some problems to be had here. The first big issue is the usual problem when it comes to these films in the overlong running time that isnu0026#39;t earned at all. The padding here mainly comes from the insipid songs throughout here which arenu0026#39;t that enjoyable and stop the film cold. The nightclub song seems to go on forever with a repetitive beat behind it, the ballad between the young lovers in the rain seems fine but has an oddly tribal flourish that undermines the point and a back-and-forth number between the members of a love-triangle side story goes nowhere much like the point of including those characters to begin with. The comedy is somewhat irritating as well with the sniveling assistant becoming annoying and the flustered family members really grow tired making their inclusions feel unneeded, which can also be said of the clumsy kung-fu fights as well. The last flaw here is the treatment of the killer once he becomes the demon. Thereu0026#39;s no real fear to be derived from the silly-looking make-up that looks like mud strategically placed on is faced and outfitted with buck-teeth and rags for clothing yet otherwise looks like an escaped strongman despite using that physicality to great use in the stalking moments. However, the need to constantly focus on it with zoomed-in close-up or to have the killer pop out of absolutely absurd areas to commit attacks on the family also come into focus to make for a silly being, especially when he emerges from inside a bureau to attack the housekeeper in their house despite not being seen entering it or having any natural reason for hiding there without being seen. These here are what hold the film down.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRated Unrated/PG-13: Violence and Language.”