With
the
success
of
films
like
Bhoot,
Darna
Mana
Hai
and
Raaz
among
others,
there
was
a
sudden
boom
of
Horror
films
in
Bollywood.
Now
the
wave
of
Horror
is
back
with
Darna
Zaroori
Hai
that
released
recently
and
a
couple
more
flicks
from
the
genre
to
hit
the
theatres
soon.
But
when
we
talk
of
Horror
films,
one
name
which
is
inseparable
from
the
horror
genre
is
the
Ramsays.
Much
before
Ram
Gopal
Varmas
of
the
industry,
the
Ramsays
had
a
monopoly
in
Bollywood
when
it
came
to
horror
films.
Till
just
a
few
years
back,
the
horror
films
domain
was
in
a
way
dominated
by
the
Ramsay
brothers.
When
most
of
the
film
makers
were
reluctant
of
making
a
horror
movie,
the
Ramsays
kept
churning
out
the
'scary
movies'
from
their
production
house
year
after
year.
From
Do
Gaz
Zameen
Ke
Neechey,
Darwaza,
Hotel,
Purana
Mandir
to
the
only
3D
horror
film
till
date
-
Saamri
they
specialized
in
all
kinds
of
horror.
But
what's
interesting
about
these
films
is
that
they
all
had
certain
typical
elements
common
to
them.
We
at
our
IndiaFM
research
laboratory
did
an
in-depth
study
of
these
films
to
find
which
ingredients
when
mixed,
constituted
the
secret
formula
to
make
a
Ramsay
flick.
Not
many
are
aware
that
after
a
hiatus,
Deepak
Ramsay
of
the
Ramsay
family
is
striking
back
with
a
horror
flick
this
week
titled
Aatma.
On
the
eve
of
the
revival
of
the
Ramsays,
here's
disclosing
to
you
the
exclusive
formula
on
'How
to
make
a
Ramsay
Horror
Film'
in
14
simple
steps.
The
film
must
always
have
a
dark,
flashback
beginning.
It
begins
with
the
killing
of
a
demon
possessed
person
or
a
freaky
sage
by
a
group
of
villagers
on
the
orders
of
Gaon
ka
Thakur.
But
before
dying,
our
to-be-ghost
swears
that
he
will
return
back
and
destroy
the
Thakur
clan
completely.
Note
that
you
shouldn't
destroy
the
remains
of
this
person
completely.
Always
bury
it,
so
that
it
looks
logical
when
you
awaken
the
dead.
Now
the
film
should
time
travel
roughly
by
100-150
yrs
A.D.
(after
demon).
The
mood
changing
completely
far
from
being
scary.
The
descendants
of
the
Thakur
now
live
in
an
urban
area.
The
daughter
of
the
last
left
Thakur
is
the
last
descendant
and
the
heroine
of
the
film.
The
heroine
should
be
"ultra
modern" which
means
she
should
be
very
"open".
And
by
open
we
don't
just
mean
open-minded.
Skimpily
dressed
most
of
the
time,
she
should
readily
display
of
her
assets.
Her
entry
should
also
titillate
the
audiences,
with
her
coming
out
from
the
shower
and
her
body
covered
with
just
a
towel.
The
heroine
is
a
college
student
and
that
is
where
we'll
get
the
other
characters.
On
the
sets
of
college
use
all
your
production
assistants
and
production
boys
to
fill
in
as
college
students
in
the
background
to
create
a
college
ambience.
Though
it
may
seem
like
most
of
them
have
never
been
to
a
college
before,
but
that's
ok.
It
saves
lot
of
cost.
Besides
who
cares
about
them
when
the
actress
is
doing
the
skin
show.
Our
heroine
has
a
small
friend
circle
in
college
and
a
boy
friend
styled
like
Anil
Kapoor
from
Tezaab.
Do
we
need
to
say
that
he
is
the
hero
of
the
film?
The
best
thing
about
making
a
horror
film
by
Ramsay
method
is
that
it
doesn't
require
big
stars
in
lead.
Just
sign
up
some
struggling
wannabe
actors
or
superstars
of
Bhojpuri
Films.
They
might
not
be
well
known
but
ultimately,
they
will
cost
you
2%
of
your
whole
production
budget
and
which
film
producer
won't
be
happy
with
that!
But
still
if
you
wish
to
add
some
star
value
to
your
film,
you
can
sign
up
a
known
face
in
Bollywood
for
the
role
of
tough
muscle
man
of
the
group.
Check
if
Punit
Isssar
is
still
interested
in
college
student
roles
or
else
even
Hemant
Birje
will
do
equal
justice
to
the
character.
Coming
back
to
the
story,
these
people
chill
out,
make
out,
never
study
and
one
fine
day,
suddenly
decide
to
go
out
for
a
picnic.
And
of
all
the
possible
places
on
earth,
they
decide
to
go
to
the
Thakur's
old
Haveli.
So
a
group
of
3
guys
(hero,
muscle
man
and
a
nerdy
boy)
and
2
girls
(heroine
and
her
sexy
friend)
begin
their
journey
unaware
of
the
fact
that
they
are
racing
closer
to
their
death.
The
famous
Ramsay's
spooky
theme
music
keeps
playing
in
the
background.
Finally,
they
reach
the
haunted
Haveli.
It
is
dark
and
misty
place
miles
away
from
human
habitation.
After
15
mins
of
yelling
'Koi
Hai??'
a
small
lantern
appears
at
a
distance.
On
coming
closer,
you
see
this
old
man
with
the
half
burnt
face.
His
face
is
so
scary
that
he
will
give
an
inferiority
complex
to
the
all
ghosts
from
Evil
Dead.
Meet
85.2
yrs
old
'Ramu
Kaka'
who
happens
to
be
the
sole
caretaker
of
this
100
bhk
Haveli.
He
is
the
one
person
who
amazingly
survives
in
this
haunted
mansion.
Despite
his
repeated
warnings
to
the
group
to
go
back
to
the
city
and
stay
away
from
the
haveli,
the
group
gives
him
a
deaf
ear
and
still
step
in
the
bhoot
bangle.
The
Haveli
should
be
a
very
dusty
place
with
spider
webs
all
over.
The
art
director
will
have
to
work
very
hard
here.
In
spite
of
the
spooky
feel
to
the
place,
this
people
lead
a
normal
life
there.
You
can
add
some
chills
and
thrills
like
the
ladies
screaming
at
the
drop
of
a
spider
on
their
shoulders
or
when
the
guys
tap
their
shoulders
from
behind.
These
people
get
excited
about
the
place
and
in
that
excitement
read
out
a
mantra
from
an
old
manuscript
over
a
small
puppet
doll
they
find
in
the
basement
of
the
Haveli.
Though
Ramu
Kaka
objects
and
stops
them,
they
don't
listen.
And
the
dead
bhoot
awakens
finally.
That
night
as
the
clock
strikes
12,
the
winds
start
hitting
the
windows,
curtains
sway
and
they
hear
scary
howls.
An
owl
sits
at
the
bedroom
window
making
the
actress
scream
again.(Talking
about
the
equipments,
you
need
to
have
a
couple
of
fog
machines,
big
fans
on
the
sets
all
the
time.
Also,
few
litres
of
fake
blood
is
a
necessity
on
sets.)
The
killings
start.
The
third
guy
(other
than
hero
and
muscle
man)
in
the
group
is
a
weak
nerdy
person,
in
short
an
easy
prey.
He
gets
killed
in
his
room
by
two
hands
popping
out
from
his
bed
and
choking
him.
There
is
no
electricity
here,
so
life
generally
runs
on
candle
light.
It
is
amazing
to
see
the
amount
of
light
one
small
flame
can
generate.
It
is
brighter
than
a
halogen
bulb.
Few
days
after
the
first
killing,
the
second
girl
goes
out
for
a
bath
to
the
nearby
pond
at
2
am.
You
can
add
a
lot
of
cleavage
show
as
she
obviously
has
to
be
in
swimwear.
The
evil
power
kills
her
in
the
river.
Now,
to
lighten
this
tensed
atmosphere,
cast
Joginder
the
funny
man,
to
make
the
audiences
laugh.
Joginder
is
an
amazingly
talented
artist
who
can
make
audiences
laugh
in
any
situation.
The
man
is
a
boon
to
the
industry.
Now
the
lead
hero
and
muscle
man
decide
to
kill
the
ghost.
They
try
to
find
the
way
to
kill
the
bhoot.
They
discover
a
secret
tomb
in
the
Haveli
where
the
bhoot
was
buried.
Unexpectedly,
the
bhoot
attacks
them.
Without
second
thoughts,
rope
in
Aniruddh
Agarwal
as
the
bhoot.
The
man
is
a
professional
and
understands
the
psychology
and
depth
of
the
character
very
well
and
will
portray
the
emotions
of
the
bhoot
perfectly.
And
this
guy
will
save
your
makeup
cost
as
he
has
naturally
scary
look.
The
strong
muscle
man
fights
the
ghost
to
help
the
hero
and
heroine
to
escape.
The
muscle
man
falls
weak
in
front
of
the
ghost
though
and
gets
killed.
The
hero
and
heroine
escape
and
run
and
run
and
run,
from
the
jungle
and
fields.
They
run
miles
and
miles
but
still
can't
escape
the
ghost.
The
bhoot
within
no
time
reaches
the
jungle
and
attacks
them
in
the
middle
of
the
jungle.
Now
the
hero
starts
fighting
the
ghost,
till
that
time,
the
actress
accidentally
finds
a
helpful
sage
(Rajesh
Vivek
-
he's
the
long
bearded
Guran
from
Lagaan).
The
wise
sage
suggests
that
there
are
3
ways
to
kill
the
ghost.
Either
use
the
trishul
in
the
temple
nearby
to
kill
bhoot,
or
expose
him
to
sunlight
or
burn
that
small
puppet
they
read
mantra
on.
The
hero
who
is
still
fighting
the
bhoot
gets
hurt
badly.
He
faints
down
and
the
bhoot
starts
chasing
the
heroine.
The
tantrik
baba
then
does
the
trick
and
with
magical
powers
from
god
strengthens
the
hero.
The
hero
wakes
up
again
and
using
one
of
the
above
methods
(make
your
choice),
kills
the
bhoot.
So
you
see
that's
the
easiest
and
the
most
economical
recipe
to
churn
out
a
Ramsay
horror!
Ready
to
serve...