The Ramsays were originally the Ramsinghanis, who ran an electronics shop in Karachi and Lahore. After Partition, Fatehchand U. Ramsay (F.U. Ramsay) along with his seven sons, moved to Mumbai and set up an electronics shop at Lamington Road.
Soon, lured by the glamour of Hindi cinema, he got into show business with films such as
Soon, lured by the glamour of Hindi cinema, he got into show business with films such as
- Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh (1954),
- Rustam Sohrab (1963) and
- Ek Nanhi Munni Ladki Thi (1970).
Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche
Encouraging the Ramsays to experiment with Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche (1971). The film was advertised in a half-hour, late-night show on radio which helped it get the “Houseful” board up when it was released. Its success sparked a trend of shoe-string budget movies that were wrapped up in a month with a crew of 15. Their first film Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche proved a milestone for them and for Indian horror film industry. At a time when the
Films
The Ramsay Brothers have made more than 30 horror films in India, which epitomise the lower depths of 1980s Bollywood
Encouraging the Ramsays to experiment with Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche (1971). The film was advertised in a half-hour, late-night show on radio which helped it get the “Houseful” board up when it was released. Its success sparked a trend of shoe-string budget movies that were wrapped up in a month with a crew of 15. Their first film Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche proved a milestone for them and for Indian horror film industry. At a time when the
- Average Hindi film took about a year and 50 lakhs to complete,
- Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche was shot in 40 days on a budget of Rs 3.5 lakhs.
All the seven Ramsey brothers boarded buses with small-time actors, a sparse film crew, their wives and their mother and father and drove to a government guesthouse in Mahabaleshwar that cost Rs 12 a room – they took eight rooms.
- They didn’t spend on sets because they shot on location.
- They didn’t spend on costumes because these were picked out of actors’ wardrobes.
- The cameras were all borrowed.
- All the departments for making the film was taken care by the seven brothers.
Films
The Ramsay Brothers have made more than 30 horror films in India, which epitomise the lower depths of 1980s Bollywood
- sleaze and
- gore,
- producers,
- directors and
- editors
- Veerana,
- Purana Mandir,
- Purani Haveli and
- Bandh Darwaza,
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