| Director | Vikram Bhatt |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
Aman, seemingly lifeless, narrates how he and his sweetheart Kaya are doomed to perish together. He remembers happier times when he met, courted and finally proposed to Kaya. No sooner than he had proposed, they supernaturally met with a sudden car accident, suffering only minor injuries. But when Kaya's parents realise Aman has proposed to her, they reveal the curse upon their family. Kaya's father is a descendant of a royal family. Some 300 years ago, the brother of the late king Rana Ranjit Singh had attempted to molest a beautiful girl in the palace. The girl escaped and jumped to her death. It turned out that the girl was the daughter of the royal guru, Acharya Sachidanand, and that the girl was about to be wed. The acharya, a wise and powerful spiritual master, pronounced a terrible curse upon Ranjit Singh: no daughter in Ranjit Singh's line shall ever enjoy marriage; if they ever attempt to marry or become engaged, they will immediately meet with death.
Aman, Kaya and their friend Shubh reach out to Professor Pashupati, an expert in the occult, who explains that generational curses (such as the one upon Kaya) are typically connected with an evil spirit. This spirit is the keeper of the curse, and it executes the curse (by taking the lives of the victims). Aman recollects that the evil spirit had caused their car accident. Aman suggested destroying the spirit. The bemused professor laughs this off and urges Aman to forget Kaya and move on. However, a persistent Aman looks up some of the professor's work and retrieves (in a dangerous chase with a violent spirit) a "cursed" book from the library. Convinced that Aman is determined and capable, the professor agrees to help them. Their first stop is an abandoned cinema. The professor explains that it is haunted by several spirits, and some of the noble spirits may be able to help them locate the evil curse-keeper. Aman and Kaya enter the theatre. They are surrounded by spirits, and one of them splatters a few drops of blood on Kaya's wrists. The professor interprets: the drops are the coordinates of the ancient kingdom of Magha, present-day Mahipalpur.
They arrive at Mahipalpur and settle into the decrepit government guest house. The evil spirit attacks Kaya and tries to bury her alive. She is rescued but goes into hypoxic shock. The professor sends Shubh's consciousness back in time using a water-immersion method, and the latter is attacked by the spirit, but this time he returns with key information about an amulet revealing the clue that leads them to Rani Mohini, the evil spirit, the keeper of the curse. Aided by the curator of the 300-year-old Magha jail, the professor performs a seance to invoke the spirit of Ranjit Singh, and it is revealed that Rani Mohini was never satisfied with her station as the second wife of Raja Gajsingh. She was also a sorceress. She plotted to assassinate the King and his two sons, Rana Ranjeet Singh and Kuljeet. Her assassins killed Raja Gajsingh but were ultimately defeated and killed by the royal guard. Ranjit Singh ascended the throne, and, upon learning of Rani Mohini's dark powers, promptly arranged to execute her. Rani Mohini, however, created a diabolically careful plan for revenge and to keep her soul on earth. Upon her execution, her spirit possessed Kuljeet and led acharya's daughter to death, prompting acharya to curse Ranjit Singh's lineage and became the keeper of the curse to forever torment Ranjit Singh's family.
Kaya's condition worsens. The professor, Aman, and Shubh hurry into the River Palace to confront the evil spirit of Rani Mohini. They learnn from Ranjit Singh that the spirit of Mohini can be dispatched to the nether world only when her mortal remains (ashes) are dissolved. They retrieve the pot containing her ashes, but Mohini's spirit brutally kills the professor and chases them to foil their efforts. The pot is destroyed, but Aman floods the River Palace and nearly drowns, but Shubh saves him just in time. Kaya survives and marries Aman, and they are later blessed with a daughter.