5 Overlooked Films Ep 24 - Bollywood Horror

[@ssoory6343]

As an Indian, thanks for covering these movies Cecil. I would recommend Bramayugam (2023) and Bhoothakaalam (2022). both are excellent psychological horror movies.

[@bigsarge2085]

I've seen a handful of Bollywood movies of various genres. Most of them are pretty good! Of the films I've personally watched they seem to fall into three broad categories: great production values (more-or-less on par with Hollywood), obvious B-movie production (but can still be fun), or Telenovella-esque over-acting.

[@ebbderelict]

My copies of Overlord and The Ruins came in. Haven't watched Overlords yet, but did watch The Ruins at a friend's house last night who's big into horror movies, and she liked it quiet a bit, so big thank you on her behalf.

[@Hunteriscoming]

The Ruins was good.

[@karl_alan]

Both are a blast. Really enjoyable films

[@masonl87]

Said it before and will say it again: Overlord is AMAZING.

[@daPan8195]

Both are great

[@Hunteriscoming]

@@masonl87 hmmm gotta check it out then.

[@jimmyfandago3211]

"Tumbad" was great.

[@michaellangwaller]

Tumbbad is one awesome film. The sequel is coming soon, not sure when it will be international.

[@CantankerousDave]

Not exactly Bollywood, but Hissss was basically an Indian production directed by Jennifer Lynch.

[@adnanaliable]

I hope she is not related to David Lynch.

[@DanielCrookeFilms]

I’ve never heard of Sunny Leone, and wouldn’t necessarily look up her previous work, but my goodness, she is eye wateringly gorgeous from what Cecil showed of her. I wasn’t aware they made humans that beautiful.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

She is ridiculously attractive.

[@kudraabdulaziz3096]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@cpl.barbarusc4814]

I'm not usually into modern Bollywood films but Ragni MMS 2 and Pari look pretty interesting. And for now on every Time I see a zombie or ghostly enemy on a horror videogame, I will tell them "Shut up, you rascal"😂

[@likarion1]

I like how careful you were to pronounce the Directors names carefully. Respect and usual you are amazing at what you do. Keep it up. I am wondering if you could consider making a list on African Films? Not a lot of focus on that.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Thank you! I'm not as versed on African films. I know a few and they are often hard to find. Still, I'm always looking into movies from all over so maybe some day :)

[@likarion1]

@GoodBadFlicks Crossed fingers for that some day because there are a lot of amazing African films that would be right up your alley. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@KardboardKenny]

these are the kinda films that becoming a world wide sailor was made for. YARRR!!!

[@ssoory6343]

Nice bit of coincidence there. YARR means friend or dude in Hindi 😃

[@KardboardKenny]

@ssoory6343 I did not know that. Thanks 😆

[@Hunteriscoming]

@@KardboardKenny not really. Yaar (yaa-r) is a Punjabi word meaning friend or companion. While the pirate sound emphasizes on the 'rrrr'.

[@bluesman99999]

Cecil, thanks for these Bollywood horror recommendations. I haven't seen a lot of Bollywood films, but I'm glad to find they have a thriving horror movie industry. Hope to see some of these come to US streaming so we can enjoy them over here!

[@Hunteriscoming]

Majority Bollywood horror movies are crap. Lame make up and jumpscares. However, there's one movie from the early 90's called Raat (1992) A south indian film.

[@TariqOmar-zh4st]

My all time favorite Bollywood Horror flick is RAAZ (2002), it's a remake of " What lies beneath. " but is way enjoyable.i highly recommend it. also I FREAKING LOVE " Darna Mana Hai "

[@dapernz]

Nice to see this, Cecil. Kaun and Mahakaal are probably the classics of this very underrated section of horror.

[@OperativeD]

Thank you for showcasing these Bollywood gems for those of us who've not seen them and/or only have a small familiarity with Bollywood/Indian flicks! I have yet to see any horror from Bollywood. Only stuff I've seen is more of the action flicks like Singham and Sooryavanshi (can't wait to see the rest of those Indian Police flicks too...if I can find them streaming or something somewhere..)

[@wolfen26]

Cecil, I've just been getting into Bollywood and Korean films myself since I have been tired of the slop coming out of Hollywood the last few years. I recently saw the movies Leo Bloody Sweet (aka Leo 2023), Shaitaan and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. Leo is an action film that was a lot of fun to watch. Shaitaan is a horror movie and Bhool is a horror comedy in the same vein as Stree. (Though I have yet to see Stree, I have to check that one out.) As far as Korean films I have only been able to see Exhuma. It's a movie that has eastern asian mysticism in it. Great movie that stars Choi Min-sik, known for playing the lead role in the movie Oldboy. All in all going to see foreign films has been a big breath of fresh air. Thank you for letting us know about these and other films. If I want alternatives to big budget films, I turn to your recommendations. Honestly, you got me enjoying Pam Grier's work, so thank you.

[@thanosandnobill3789]

I don't know about Indian horror but Indian action movies put Hollywood in shame.

[@ninjabreadman8166]

*RRR*

[@OperativeD]

Singham, Simmba, Sooryavanshi... hell yeah! love those flicks!

[@neo_bellic]

that's not action, that's fever dreams

[@gr-8166]

The recent scifi film KALKI 2898 is my number 1 film of this year. It’s honestly the most strange and yet engaging and epic scifi film. A love letter in a way of every western cultural film.

[@israelvaldez26]

As soon as you mentioned Sunny Leone, I knew that I have to see the movie.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Sunny fans will enjoy. :)

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Thanks for the list, Cecil. I haven't seen many Bollywood films, so it's nice to have a list to work from. I remember seeing a "Bollywood slasher" that was 2 hours and 40 minutes long. I think it was a TV mini-series edited down. I swear you could have cut 90 minutes, and it wouldn't have affected the plot or kill count.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

About 15 years ago when I first was getting into Bollywood, I was working with a girl from there who explained it to me. Essentially (this is the super short version) couples in India don't go to the movies often, so when they do they want a full experience. This is why the movies usually have these lavish dance numbers and a big run time. Its a cultural thing where they want the longer productions, while outside of there audiences want tighter edits and aren't super big with musicals. Some of them are so good that they cross the cultural boundries and become hits outside of there but its not the norm. (and it shouldn't be) One of the things I like about Bollywood films is they are trying to please their audience first and foremost. I think too many American films suffer because they try to please everyone and end up pleasing no one.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

@@GoodBadFlicks Thanks for the recap, Cecil. I agree that trying to make films that appeal to everyone on the planet usually doesn't work. Bollywood is its own culturally unique thing and that is what makes it special.

[@jwnj9716]

Has anyone seen their version of Scream called "Sssshhh..."?

[@rjspires]

I worked in a cinema for about 13 years. We played Bollywood on semi regular basis. Mainly we shown the traditional song and dance ones, but did show the, how do I word it, the more normal type of films. These never seem to go down well. The traditional films would sell out, every time. When we showed a more normal style film, maybe as few a ten would see them.

[@ssoory6343]

When cinema reached masses in India somewhere around 1950s, there were no theatres in towns and villages. There was something called "Touring Talkies" like circus. A small crew with a projector and the film reel would come once in 3-4 months hopping villages and announce the screening time, put up posters. They would tie a white cloth in an open field and people would sit on both sides. People would really get into the movie and wished it would last as long as it can, because nobody knew when the Talkies would come next to their village. With enough songs and dance numbers, the audiences would get their fill. Song and dance evolved, but it remained a permanent fixture in Indian movies. (I say Indian because there are a minimum of 18 official languages and 7 different major film industries).

[@AB2B]

I *love* Bollywood, and have seen a couple of "creepy" Bollywood movies and really enjoyed them. Now I'm going to have to look these up to watch.

[@rageagainstthewashingmachi2877]

Stree actually is horror comedy. A lot of it is lost in translation however and doesn't work even when dubbed into other Indian languages. Its also part of a horror comedy multiverse

[@Kaiyanwang82]

Nice to see such variation Cecil, it's appreciated. I see Indians answering in the comments, I do wonder if anyone can suggest horrors with having as subjects beings more strictly related to their culture, if any of these movies exist (I would be surprised if none existed).

[@mahender6969]

I do not like Bollywood movies, but the Indian horror movie tumbbad, was really good.

[@cehaver]

Also loved Tumbbad! So different from what I’m used to, but I love international folk horror. It’s sumptuous.

[@ssoory6343]

Tumbbad flopped very hard when it first released in India, but it gained a cult following over the years which prompted its re-release last month and they are making a sequel slated for 2025. Fingers crossed it doesn't catch sequalitis 🤞🤞

[@neo_bellic]

Since "Bollywood" is usually referred to commercial Hindi cinema, Tumbbad doesn't qualify as a Bollywood film but is an independent production. Maybe he will mention Tumbbad in some other video.

[@pdzombie1906]

Nice recomendations, Cecil!! Thanx!!!

[@Drowzeeking04]

I'm not gonna lie, "Darna Mana Hai" sounds like something I'd say, if I was greeting my neighbor in The Sims...

[@Stallion386]

I do hope at some point you do a dive on Drop Dead Fred. One of the best bad movies ever made.

[@callummoore6962]

Great video Cecil. As someone who has recently been getting into Bollywood this has been a refreshing video for me. Also may I add "Shhh!" to your list?

[@ssoory6343]

I would also recommend Bramayugam (2023) and Bhoothakaalam (2022). excellent psychological horror movies.

[@liquidpig]

Check out ROH the Indonesian Hellraiser from ‘89. I know it’s not really Indian.. but you’d get a kick out the remake

[@Mattteus]

It was funny in Stree when they were trying to figure out the spirit. She’s educated since she knows how to read but stupid because she believes what she reads. I would add Bhediya to the list of Indian horror. A man gets attacked by a wolf and, well, you can figure it out.

[@ChaosTicket]

Enthiran is the only Bollywood film Ive seen. Its an interesting combination of The Terminator, The Matrix, and what Ive heard is the stereotypical of Bollywood films, a musical number.

[@JohnnyBurnes]

9:19 Thanks Cecil. 👍

[@GoodBadFlicks]

You are welcome :)

[@dfailsthemost]

Thanks for this. I like a lot of Imdian movies, but they can be super hard to sift through.

[@JohnSmith-x8s5g]

"Darna Mana Hai", this time it's personal !

[@Mechjoc]

Only seen a few Bollywood films, and I love each one I have seen. Singham is great, and what got me in with some of the meme clips I've seen of it. That lead me to Action Jackson, which I adore and is a great movie of the genre. Ek Villian is a very interesting "love story with no heroes" as it puts it. Krrish 3 is... An X-men/Superman knock off that is wild.

[@korakora59]

Ah, I remember "darna mana hai". That was such a looong time ago.

[@rezaqalam482]

You should make Indonesian horror movie playlist especially in 80s & 2010s era

[@n3croticism]

Ok, now we need an episode with Bollywood remakes of American movies, good ones and bad ones!

[@childofthe80s1981]

The craziest Bollywood film I saw was the ripoff of Nightmare on Elm Street which also had a knockoff of Thriller in it too lol

[@Mate397]

Bollywood films are fun, didn't think they do horror.

[@JoeDouglas]

It's so refreshing to see an American acknowledging anything that isn't American-made. I wish more of your countrymen realised there's a whole world out there.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

A few people in my audience watched this and are going to give them a go but overall, most are skipping sadly. I'm always trying to expand people's horizons but sometimes, they just want the same old, same old.

[@JoeDouglas]

@GoodBadFlicks Yeah, that closed mindedness is a huge shame. Not only will those people miss out on some great stuff, but those brilliant films won't be seen as widely as they deserve.

[@mjjoe76]

Thank you for the video.

[@JohnDoe-cz5yz]

Not watching a lot of Bollywood movies, but RRR was fuckin great! Not even ironically. Loved it!

[@comicsdude3166]

Veerana. Inspired by mausoleum.

[@kri249]

I have to admit I love the straight rip offs of American films. I also like seeing their attempts to replicate scenes and practical special effects, the lower the budget the better. If you haven't seen it yet the Bollywood Thriller video clip a real treat.

[@Hunteriscoming]

@@kri249 Bollywood Thriller?

[@kri249]

@Hunteriscoming yeah, there's a Bollywood version of Michael Jackson's Thriller music video floating around the internet somewhere.

[@Hunteriscoming]

@@kri249 it's Tollywood. Not Bollywood.

[@kri249]

@@Hunteriscoming honestly had idea. Didn't even know there were any other "_ollywoods" until you just mentioned it. I just looked it up to see you didn't make some typing mistake.

[@TheGuyInTheCheapSeats]

Good video, but I have a request: could you please do one on European horror? Outside of the Brits and Italians, the rest of the continent is pretty much ignored.

[@reignfire85]

I don't know if any Bollywood horror film will top the Indian Batman, where the woman jump's into the giant tree face's mouth.

[@allright]

44 days till Chuckmas 🧔

[@bradwolf07]

I've not really had many opportunities to watch Bollywood films. That's a shame I want to change

[@GoodBadFlicks]

I hope you enjoy them!

[@agentorange1162]

Much better thumbnail hope it works out for ya lol 👍

[@GoodBadFlicks]

It didn't. Even Sunny couldn't the US audience to click a video about Bollywood

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

'Ragni MMS' actually sounds more like 'Vacancy' MIXED with 'Paranormal Activity'. And that second one sounds very similar to Giallo. Makes me wonder if "Indian Giallo" is an actual sub-genre... =\

[@comicsdude3166]

I think Khiladi can be called a giallo movie.

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

@@comicsdude3166 I will have to look that up. Thanks. =)

[@ariverbythesea]

Have you checked the older Indian horror films like the ones produced by the Ramsey Borthers? Also, I highly recommend vintage Thai and Indonesian horror as well! There's this Thai one called Ghost Money (1981) which I say is worth checking out!

[@tyrannozilla]

Speaking of having variety, I'd recommend that you check out Demi Moore's new film, "The Substance." If you like body-horror in vain of "The Fly," you might find it interesting.

[@charlesbronson4282]

Butter Chicken Horror!!

[@jaymartinez2426]

Is majakal on here? No clue if I spelled it right.

[@comicsdude3166]

Mahakal. Indian nightmare on elm Street. No it's not here.

[@jamesw.weissii3795]

Sunny Leone. Total Smoke - Show!

[@crimemastergogo7878]

Thank you so much for bringing indian horror movies to light. Out of these 5 my favourite is ragni MMS and pari, rest are "meh" for me. And if you really like story driven horror movie than watch "tumbad" one of my favourite horror movie from recent time. It's a folk horror movie. I think? Honestly, I'm a big horror fan have watched sickest of them all and disturbing one too but in compare to other countries horror movies indian horror movies are very Tame and boring sometimes and sometimes they such rip off scenes from the original movies in the mix which make me feel so off. But yet there are very good horror movies out there from Bollywood goes back to 60s and 70s.

[@comicsdude3166]

Bumbad?😂

[@crimemastergogo7878]

@comicsdude3166 god damn it. I spelled it wrong didn't I.

[@dbsommers1]

Ah. Their musicals then. Truly horrifying 😊

[@GoodBadFlicks]

3 of these don't have musical parts!

[@Tomb76ski]

I would love to get into these but most of the suggestions were not in English or subtitles; how did you watch??

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Stree 1-2 and Pari are on Amazon Prime. (with subs) Ragini MMS 1-2 were streaming on...I think it was Netflix when I saw them but not anymore. Darna I was able to pair up with subs I found. Lots of these end up coming and going on streaming services so check them out from time to time.

[@DerekCFPegritz]

I generally HATE Bollywood films--yet Pari was freaking AWESOME. And I've got to admit, Enthiran is completely hilarious! I'd never heard of Ragini MMS before, though, but I need to check that out now, as it sounds right up my alley. I still won't watch anything with musical numbers, though...with the exception of Enthiran, of course!

[@tenebrousoul9368]

I like Russian action/ superhero movies

[@outerlast]

oh show us some bollywood remakes and ripoffs next

[@VgnRaj]

This was a nice glimpse of modern Bollyhorror. Show some really cheesy ones from the 90's and people will see just how bad we can make them. Not just cheap but some horrible rip-offs.

[@Nono-hk3is]

Oh hell yeah

[@sniper712]

I've been enlightened again by Cecil, i didn't know bollywood horror is a thing... XD

[@haydenmillholland4496]

When I first saw the title I thought it said Dollywood Horror

[@GoodBadFlicks]

That would be interesting!

[@adamwellman7865]

Is it just me, but bollywood looks like Hollywood of the late 90s.

[@rutarutabaga]

been getting into telugu films heavy for the past few years… happy to see you give india their flowers. 🤘

[@Hunteriscoming]

@@rutarutabaga Telugu horror from 1992 called Raat.

[@ssoory6343]

If you are getting into Telugu movies, my horror recommendation would be Masooda (2023). its a small budget movie but the atmosphere they set up is creepy and interesting.

[@1kylecurry]

Hot Indian woman & horror...two great taste that taste great together!

[@heymistercarter.]

I don’t think this is Bollywood per say, but TUMBBAD is a really good Indian horror title worth checking out.

[@MarcDize]

Tumbbad is su freakying good!!!!

[@Hunteriscoming]

@@heymistercarter. you are right. Tumbbad is more like an indie flick.

[@juxapostion]

May have to look these up. I do not like Bollywood\Indian* films, as they tend to be far to long, and I cant stand the musical numbers. BUT....RRR is one of the most entertaining films i have seen in my life. Its over 3 hours but does not drag. I even stayed for the musical number in the credit. Watch it. *RRR is Tollywood apprently, but to most of the world its all Bollywood if comes from India.

[@tehkill3r]

Why I don't watch bollywood? Musicals, they are all musicals.

[@ssoory6343]

Not necessarily. As an Indian who doesn't exactly love bollywood (the Hindi language films), I found my calling in Mollywood which are Malayalam language films. There is no singing and dancing in them and the sole focus is on themes and characters.

[@rockflageagle3870]

I've tried and tried, I just cant get into Bollywood movies.

[@Hunteriscoming]

Try Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

[@TariqOmar-zh4st]

if you like you could try this title "12th Fail" i honestly think it will change your mind about Bollywood cinema

[@rockflageagle3870]

@@TariqOmar-zh4st I meant they won't hire me. Bollywood needs mom Mexican actors who've never acted before

[@SpringfieldFatts]

lmao I see you changed that thumbnail...

[@GoodBadFlicks]

I tried to play it straight but the algorithm demands something else

[@tster]

Hey, here's a bunch of movies that are interesting. You would watch them... but you can't. 😂

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Stree 1-2 and Pari are both on Amazon Prime. Darna Mana Hai and Ragini MMS 2 are both on KZbin but without subs. However, the average viewer should be able to find them out there. The only one that isn't currently available anywhere is the original Ragini MMS.

[@ariverbythesea]

Happy (late) Horrorween! How exactly did you get into Bollywood, Cecil? Bollywood is a very, very, VERY hard piece of world cinema to get into based on what I know!

[@MorganVsTheInternet]

Who the F turns their nose up at Bollywood movies? Do y'all not like fun?

[@personamithulu]

To be fair they're not films for everyone. It's not that people hate fun it's more of a matter of preference.

[@MorganVsTheInternet]

@@personamithulu IK, I’m just joking! I don't like found-footage movies, but I love the hyperreality of Bollywood movies, where people break into choreography songs!

[@trepaning]

always interested in foreign films, like hearing the languages.

[@jaxxedup]

Nope.

[@vikramprasanna8908]

A humble request. Please explore the horror movies (movies in general) from other parts of India as well. Bollywood is just the Hindi language films. There are 5 other major film industries other than Bollywood (Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali). Some of the best horror movies from India are from Malayalam, Tamil and Bengali.

[@Hunteriscoming]

@@vikramprasanna8908 would you take the trouble of naming these films?

[@vikramprasanna8908]

@Hunteriscoming Maya (Tamil) Brahmayugam (Malayalam) Pizza (Tamil) Aval (Tamil) Bhoothakalam (Malayalam)

[@icenine09]

Oh wow, I did not expect to ever skip an episode of this series. 🤮

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

There's nothing I hate more than stopping the flow of a plot to sing & dance...can't stand this Bollywood stuff.

[@cosmicorder2]

I had no idea that Bollywood films could exist without musical numbers but of course you'll never find nudity!

[@GoodBadFlicks]

They do exist! I think as their industry evolves it will become a little more common. The musical elements will never go away completely, thats a cultural thing, but there will be some films that go against the grain and don't put them in there.

[@pontiusporcius8430]

Next video, tollywood.

[@ppartsx]

youtube is flooding my recommended youtube channel feed with tons of india channels today after your video released. unsubscribed from you... my feed is ruined with channels i have zero interest in.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

So blame me for KZbin's terrible algorithm?

[@MrMeatHook]

It’s WILD to me that this list excludes the incredibly fun Mahakaal. Also, would have loved to have seen The Son of Devil included. But hey, maybe next time?

[@ehermo]

What about "Gumnaam"? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumnaam

[@dapernz]

Lol legendary 😂😂