1920 (film series)

Indian film

1920 series

Directed by| Vikram Bhatt
(1920, 1921, 1920: Haunted London)
Bhushan Patel
(1920: Evil Returns, 1920: Haunted London)
Tinu Suresh Desai
(1920 London)
Krishna Bhatt
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Written by| Vikram Bhatt
Screenplay by| Vikram Bhatt
(1920, 1921)
Dheeraj Rattan
(1920)
Rensil D'Silva
(1920: Evil Returns, 1920: Haunted London)
Sukhmani Sadana
(1920: London)
Mahesh Bhatt
Suhrita Das
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Story by| Vikram Bhatt
Produced by| Surendra Sharma
Bhagwati Gabrani
Amita Bisnoi
(1920)
Vikram Bhatt
(1920: Evil Returns, 1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart, 1920: Haunted London)
Raj Kishor Khaware
Rakesh Juneja
Shwetambari Bhatt
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Starring| see below
Cinematography| Pravin Bhatt
(1920)
Naren Gedia
(1920: Evil Returns, 1920: Haunted London)
Prakash Kutty
(1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Edited by| Kuldeep Mehan
(1920, 1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart, 1920: Haunted London)
Swapnil Raj
(1920: Evil Returns, 1920: Haunted London)
Music by| Adnan Sami
(1920)
Chirantan Bhatt
(1920: Evil Returns, 1920: Haunted London)
Sharib-Tishi
JAM8
(1920 London)
Harish Sagane
Asad Khan
Pranish Mawale
(1921)
Puneet Dixit
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)

Production
companies

ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
(1920, 1920: Evil Returns, 1920: Haunted London)
Reliance Entertainment
(1920 London, 1921, 1920 Haunted London)
LoneRanger Productions
Uniseller Production
(1921)
Vikram Bhatt Production and Houseful Motion Pictures Private Ltd
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)

Distributed by| Reliance Entertainment
(1920, 1920: Evil Returns, 1920 London, 1921, 1920 Haunted London)
Laxmi Ganpathy Films
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Country| India
Language| Hindi
Budget| ₹90 crore
Box office| ₹144.49 crore

1920 is a series of Indian horror films. The story is written by Vikram Bhatt, for all three films in the series. The first film released in 2008 is directed by Vikram Bhatt, the second film released in 2012 is directed by Bhushan Patel and the third film directed by Tinu Suresh Desai released in 2016. The first two films were commercially successful at the box office, while the third film did moderately well. In 2018, a spin-off film called 1921 was released. This was the first film in a new franchise by creator Vikram Bhatt.[1]

## Films

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### 1920 (2008)

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After forsaking his family and God, a husband finds his wife is demoniacally possessed.[2]

### 1920: Evil Returns (2012)

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A famous poet who meets a woman who is in trouble. In order to treat her, he takes her to Shimla in a big hospital, but soon that woman gets possessed by devil.[3]

### 1920 London: Fear Strikes Again (2016)

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After her husband is possessed by an evil spirit, a woman turns to her former lover to perform an exorcism.[4]

### 1921 (2018)

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In 1920s England, a pianist enlists the help of a ghost whisperer to cleanse the unclean spirit that is haunting him.[5]

### 1920 – Horrors of The Heart (2023)

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The fifth film announced by the makers, it is directed by Krishna Bhatt, written by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Vikram Bhatt, starring Avika Gor and Randheer Rai.

### 1920 – Haunted London (2027)

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Main article: 1920: Haunted London

The Sixth film announced by the makers, it is directed by Vikram Bhatt and Bhushan Patel, written by Vikram Bhatt and Rehsil D'Silva, and produced by Vikram Bhatt, starring Karan Deol and Arif Zakaria and Achint Kaur and Aftab Shivdasani and Sharman Joshi and Rajneesh Duggal and Tia Bajpai and Meera Chopra and Adah Sharma.

## Cast

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### 1920 (2008)

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* Rajneesh Duggal as Arjun Singh Rathod
* Adah Sharma as Lisa Singh Rathod, reincarnated version of Gayatri
* Anjori Alagh as Gayatri
* Indraneil Sengupta as Sipahi Mohan Kant
* Raj Zutshi as Father Thomas
* Sri Vallabh Vyas as the Doctor
* Vipin Sharma as the caretaker of the haveli (manor house) i.e. haunted palace
* Asha Sharma as Radha Maa
* Rakhi Sawant, special appearance in the item song "Bichua"

### 1920: Evil Returns (2012)

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* Aftab Shivdasani as Jaidev Verma
* Tia Bajpai as Smriti/ Sangeeta
* Sharad Kelkar as Amar (Evil Spirit)
* Vidya Malvade as Karuna
* Vicky Ahuja as Bankimlal

### 1920 London: Fear Strikes Again (2016)

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* Sharman Joshi as Jai Singh Gujjar
* Meera Chopra as Shivangi
* Vishal Karwal as Veer singh
* Gajendra Chauhan as Tantrik
* Meenal Kapoor as Witch
* Sushmita Mukherjee as Kesar Maa

### 1921 (2018)

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* Karan Kundra as Ayush
* Zareen Khan as Rose
* Vikram Bhatt as Mr. Wadia

### 1920: Horrors of the Heart (2023)

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* Avika Gor as Meghna
* Rahul Dev as Shantanu; Meghna's stepfather who is Maharaja of princely state of Girvaar
* Barkha Bisht as Meghna's mother

### 1920: Haunted London (2027)

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* Karan Deol as Ishana Singh Gujjar, (as the killer murderist of Iyer's and Margaret's).
* Anmol Vijay as Young Ishana Singh Gujjar
* Arif Zakaria as Piano Professor Iyer D'Costa (evil ghost and spirit), Margaret's husband, (as the killer murderist of Ishana's).
* Achint Kaur as Sexy Secretary Margaret D'Costa (evil ghost and spirit), Iyer's wife, (as the killer murderist of Ishana's).
* Aftab Shivdasani as Arjun Bhatnagar, Sanjana's husband
* Sharman Joshi as Vijay Bhatnagar, Priya's husband
* Rajneesh Duggal as Vishal Bhatnagar, Sonali's husband
* Tia Bajpai as Sanjana Saxena Bhatnagar, Arjun's wife
* Meera Chopra as Priya Saxena Bhatnagar, Vijay's wife
* Adah Sharma as Sonali Saxena Bhatnagar, Vishal's wife

## Crew

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Vikram Bhatt had the concept of 1920 series. Occupation  | Film(s)

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1920
(2008)  | 1920: The Evil Returns
(2012)  | 1920 London: Fear Strikes Again
(2016)  | 1921
(2018)  | 1920: Horrors of the Heart
(2023)  | 1920: Haunted London
(2027)
Director  | Vikram Bhatt | Bhushan Patel | Tinu Suresh Desai | Vikram Bhatt | Krishna Bhatt  | Vikram Bhatt and Bhushan Patel
Producer(s)  | Surendra Sharma Bhagwati Gabrani Amita Bisnoi  | Vikram Bhatt | Vikram Bhatt Raj Kishor Khaware Rakesh Juneja Shwetambari Bhatt  | Surendra Sharma Bhagwati Gabrani Amita Bisnoi
Writer  | Vikram Bhatt | Mahesh Bhatt Suhrita Das  | Vikram Bhatt
Composer(s)  | Adnan Sami
Salim–Sulaiman | Chirantan Bhatt | Sharib-Toshi
JAM8 | Harish Sagane

Asad Khan Pranish Mawale

| Puneet Dixit  | Puneet Dixit
Editor(s)  | Kuldeep Mehan  | Swapnil Raj  | Kuldeep Mehan  | Kuldeep Mehan

## Release and revenue

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Film  | Release date  | Budget  | Worldwide Box Office  | References

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1920 | 12 September 2008 | ₹7 crore | ₹14.5 crore | [6]
1920: Evil Returns | 2 November 2012 | ₹9 crore | ₹28.04 crore | [7]
1920: London | 6 May 2016 | ₹21 crore | ₹22.67 crore[8] | [8]
1921 | 12 January 2018 | ₹15 crore | ₹22.36 crore | [9]
1920 Horrors Of The Heart | 23 June 2023  | ₹10 crore  | ₹17.35 crore  | [10]
1920: Haunted London | 12 March 2027  | ₹28 crore  | ₹39.57 crore

## References

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1. ^ "Vikram Bhatt starts new film franchise". Bollywood Hungama. 13 June 2016.
2. ^ "1920". IMDb. 12 September 2008.
3. ^ "1920: Evil Returns (2012) - IMDb". IMDb.
4. ^ "1920 London". IMDb. 6 May 2016.
5. ^ "1921". IMDb. 12 January 2018.
6. ^ "1920 - Movie - Box Office India". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
7. ^ "1920 - Evil Returns - Movie - Box Office India".
8. ^ a b "1920 London - Movie - Box Office India".
9. ^ "1921 - Movie - Box Office India".
10. ^ "1920: Horrors of the Heart Box Office Collection | All Language | Day Wise | Worldwide - Sacnilk". www.sacnilk.com. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.