Nagin (1976 film)

Nagin
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRajkumar Kohli
Screenplay byJaggiram Paul
Charandas Shokh
Story byRajendra Singh
Produced byRajkumar Kohli
StarringReena Roy
Sunil Dutt
Feroz Khan
Jeetendra
Sanjay Khan
Rekha
Mumtaz
Kabir Bedi
Edited byShyam
Music byLaxmikant Pyarelal
Production
company
Shankar Movies
Release date
  • 19 January 1976 (1976-01-19)
Running time
190 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Nagin (transl. Female Serpent) is a 1976 Hindi-language horror film, produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli, under the Shankar Movies banner. It stars Reena Roy in the title role alongside an ensemble cast, including Sunil Dutt, Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan, Rekha, Mumtaz, Vinod Mehra, Yogeeta Bali, Kabir Bedi, Anil Dhawan, and Jeetendra; its music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Despite being a fantasy type film, it was a blockbuster at the box office and the highest-grossing film of 1976. Following the success of the film, Reena Roy attained star status.[1][2]

It was inspired by François Truffaut's 1968 French film The Bride Wore Black, which was based on Cornell Woolrich's 1940 novel of the same name.[3] The film was later remade in Tamil as Neeya? (1979), with Sripriya playing Nagin.

  1. ^ "Box Office 1976". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013.
  2. ^ India, News Daily (2 January 2022). "Reena Roy became a superstar overnight with 'Nagin', the actress said- 'Fans used to write letters with blood...'". News Daily India. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ^ "rediff.com, Movies: Sex and Suspense: Antonio and Angelina". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.