Nagin (1976 film)

Nagin
Directed by	Rajkumar Kohli
Produced by	Rajkumar Kohli
Written by	Inder Raj Anand
Starring	Sunil Dutt Feroz Khan Vinod Mehra Kabir Bedi Anil Dhawan Sanjay Khan Rekha Yogeeta Bali Prema Narayan Neelam Mehra Reena Roy Premnath Jeetendra Mumtaz
Music by	Laxmikant Pyarelal Verma Malik(lyrics)
Release date(s)	19 January 1976
Running time	180 mins
Language	Hindi

Nagin (English translation: Female Snake) is a 1976 Hindi horror fantasy thriller film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli. It features a huge ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy, Jeetendra, Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan, Vinod Mehra, Kabir Bedi, Rekha, Yogeeta Bali and Mumtaz. The film became a "superhit" at the box office.^[1]

The film was later remade in Telugu as Devathalara Deevinchandi (1977) with Jayamalini in the "Nagin" role. It was also remade in Tamil with Sripriya playing the "Nagin" role in the film Neeya.^[2]

Later Rajkumar Kohli remade this film in 2002 with his son and other starcast titled as Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani which was flopped and criticized for being worst film.

Synopsis

According to a myth, when snakes are of certain age, they can assume human form. Thus, the film begins with a male and a female in their human forms, singing and dancing amorously with each other. When the male turns back into a snake, he is shot by a member of a hunting party, who thought the snake was going to attack the woman. The rest of the story deals with the female taking revenge on the group of friends responsible for her lover's death.

Cast

• Sunil Dutt as Prof. Vijay
• Feroz Khan as Raj
• Sanjay Khan as Suraj
• Jeetendra as Nag (Male Serpent)
• Vinod Mehra as Rajesh
• Kabir Bedi as Uday
• Anil Dhawan as Kiran
• Ranjeet as Good Samaritan
• Reena Roy as Nagin (Female Serpent)
• Rekha as Sunita
• Mumtaz as Rajkumari
• Yogita Bali as Rita
• Prema Narayan as Woman in Forest
• Neelam Mehra as Sheela
• Sulochana Latkar as Rajesh's Mother
• Premnath as Sapera
• Jagdeep as Hukka Bhopali Sapera Jr.
• Aruna Irani as Dancer
• Heena Kausar as Meena
• Roopesh Kumar as Meena's Husband
• Tun Tun as Maid
• Master Bittoo as Anu

References

1. ^ BoxOffice India.com
2. ^ Articles : Movie Retrospect : Devatalaaraa, Deevinchandi! (1977)

External links

• Nagin at IMDB