Nagin (1976 film)
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| Directed by | Rajkumar Kohli |
| Produced by | Rajkumar Kohli |
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Siddharth Raj Anand (dialogues) Verma Malik (lyrics) |
| Screenplay by | Jaggiram Paul Charandas Shokh |
| Story by | Rajendra Singh |
| Starring |
Sunil Dutt Feroz Khan Reena Roy Jeetendra Vinod Mehra Rekha Mumtaz |
| Music by | Laxmikant Pyarelal |
| Edited by | Shyam |
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Shankar Movies
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Running time
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180 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Nagin (English translation: Female Snake) is a 1976 Hindi horror fantasy thriller film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli on Shankar Movies banner. It features a huge ensemble cast including Reena Roy, Sunil Dutt, Jeetendra, Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan, Vinod Mehra, Rekha, Yogeeta Bali, Mumtaz in the lead roles and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film recorded as Blockbuster at Box Office India. Following the success of the film the lead actress Reena Roy receives widespread attention and popularity.
It was inspired by François Truffaut's film The Bride Wore Black, based on Cornell Woolrich's novel of the same name. 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.
According to a myth, when Cobras 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 Cobra, he is shot by a member of a hunting party, who thought the Cobra 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. In the end, Vijay is the only one alive and the nagin dies before killing him and realizes that she was wrong and that her revenge destroyed many lives just like her own life was destroyed. Near death, she sees her beloved in the sky calling out to her. She dies and reunites with him in heaven.
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