Screen Gems Productions

by   E sha Sahor Lepcha   The technique of horror film making has always been an interesting topic to research on. It is one of the most difficult arts to present on screen and packaging the film attractively for the audience is an achievement in itself for the film maker.   Films are the portrayal of the film maker’s thought process. But, what if one has to think horror? Bollywood have set examples of the funniest and the scariest horror films of their times.  Kamaal Amrohi’s debut film ‘Mahal’, marked the successful beginning of popular Horror films in the Hindi film industry. It is also immortalised by Madhubala’s beauty and Lata Mangeshkar’s first major hit song ‘Ayega Aanewala’. The earliest ‘horror’ films in Indian cinema revolved around themes of reincarnation and rebirth. To phrase it right “bhatki hui aatmaa.”    In 1976, a star studded shocker hit the screen and it was called ‘Nagin’. This was one of the most popular clas