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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Jaani Dushman (1979) (India)

aka Beloved Enemy

⭐️⭐️⭐️


Horny newlyweds are on their way to the train station when their taxi gets a flat. The driver sends them to a nearby mansion while he repairs the car. The place does not seem lived in until the owner appears in a giant mirror, speaking in an echoing creep-voice. They’re in the house of Thakur Jwala Prasad and he has a tale to tell. His wife poisoned him on his wedding night because she loved another man and just wanted his money but as he dies, he throws down a curse and warns his hatred will always haunt her. Nowadays his soul wanders around, carrying an unhealthy dislike of all women and can’t find peace until he murders his murderer with his own hands. The couple tries to flee but the car is gone. At this point we see Thakur’s killer fleeing from another man who immediately gets possessed by Thakur and transforms into a monster. The couple witness the murder by werewolf and hightail it the hell out of there. The young woman is a nervous mess as they hop on the train to visit her new in-laws and, unbeknownst to them, the man who was possessed by Thakur (the couple only saw him in his hairy and toothy state) has just entered their car. The husband and haunted man talk about spirit possession and we learn some important things. First off, there are five signs of spirit possession: constant sweating, lip chewing, shaky extremities, no blinking and a fear of fire. Secondly, the only way to kill such a thing is to break his spirit. Lastly, the poor sap who gets his ass possessed has no idea what he’s doing while the evil is getting its evil on. We also discover that due to his awful wedding night, Thakur gets set-the-fuck-off by women in red dresses and it just so happens the beautiful bride has changed into a gorgeous crimson number. Of course, the transformation hits. The likable youngsters are murdered and the possessed man shows up in the morgue... but the evil spirit is still roaming around and has a bit more killing to do. The police are on the case as it’s not the first murder, it seems anytime a wedding passes through the village, the bride ends up dead. Enter the next wedding procession! Added to the issues that no one needs on their wedding day, the bride’s father squealed on a local gang of bandits and their powerful, mustachioed leader sees this joyous day as the time to get himself some revenge. The revenge goes unrealized because the bride gets herself abducted by the monster. Now we get into some mountain village drama. Thakur is the village leader and is seen as some kind of benevolent god by his idiot subjects, he has a son named Shera who is a spoiled ass-bag. A sexy cross-dressing lady named Reshma and the local cool guy named Lakhan flesh out the main players. Love is in the air and it appears everyone is on the verge of getting married, which is unfortunate considering the bride-hating monster is in the area. Of major interest is that Lakhan’s sister is currently approaching her wedding day to a handsome young dude with a glorious head of hair. I think it’s supposed to be a mystery as to who is now in possession of the evil spirit but we see how the village leader reacts to red (not to mention his damn name) so we know where to point the finger. Running nearly three hours, there’s a whole bunch of drama to wade through in between the lovely bits of werewolf action and, unfortunately, not all of it is interesting. Tragic accidents, suicide, horses, a combat competition, and a whole bunch of soap opera shenanigans keep things going. The werewolf stuff is fun as hell, there’s plenty of beautiful women and there’s a few characters that’ll keep you invested but the runtime is a killer thanks to a lack of action.



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