Adamkhor Haseena (2002)

With Libidos barely within control, a newlywed couple is driving off for their honeymoon to a scenic Guest House but must pass through an ominous forested area.  After much groping, necking, and hazardous driving, the couple decides to cave into their desire and agree to take a sex break along the route.  Just as things are at full tilt, some horrible demons grab poor Roopa and drag her away.  Her husband does his best to give chase, but the demons keep menacing him at every step.  One monster with a mini head jutting out of his forehead is frightful and very evil in how he keeps popping up unrelentingly. 

Poor Rupa (Poonam Dasgupta) is raped in “Evil Dead” style by the woods themselves and forced to strike a deal with a nymphomaniac, a Rubber-masked old Hag of the Forest who possesses her body.  The old Hag aims to use Rupa’s youthful body to satisfy her raging lust, and she goes about her business with good intent lining up a series of men within moments.  Now, Rupa adopts Carrie-like manifestations and has lethal death ray killer looks.  She also scowls and lets off sparkles from her mouth when overly annoyed and in full-on attack demonic possession mode.  There are numerous scenes where the nympho-witch possesses the body of a young woman who then turns into a murderous lusting beast from hell; together, they hunt down men for sex, and once sexually gratified, they eat their freshly killed victims raw. 

The wicked witch has a band of subordinates who help her carry out her corrupt and lustful plans.  Two burly flying clones enforce the witch’s desires, but her main ally is a demon plagued with the most unfortunate skin situation and battles the local Tantrik and does his Hag Queen’s bidding.  He would have been called Wort-face at school by the nasty children.  He is a fearsome foe of the tantric whose daughter has carried away on behalf of the wicked hag queen Leatherface lookalike.  A colossal tussle goes back and forth between the demon and the bereaved tantrik. 

There are numerous sexy scenes where there is much rubbing of legs and some very awkward kissing, but things do not get too carried away, even if the film was banned from cinemas for a time.  These interludes feature the old Hag getting her rocks off and having a blast of a time.  There are also some excellent dialogues by a hot Soorma stud who follows everything he says with “…but full of sex” as in “What a face, so full of sex….and the leg, so full of sex” and so on. 

A memorable moment is a pleasing guest appearance by a jolly Sardar ji in the tea stall.  The movie’s songs are surprisingly appropriate and not overdone, which helps the film keep from running out of steam due to its repetitive storyline, with one seduction following another.  As the stakes get higher, an almighty battle breaks out between the heroic tantric against the witch, and he summons four mighty symbols of godliness, a Trishul, an Om, an Allah, a Cross and a Sword to take on the with and her vile demon accomplices.  The climax scenes are tremendous and are certified with the stamp of the highest class, “Conceived, Written and Produced by Joginder”, a mark of cinematic excellence, and in this respect, the film does not fail. 

Poonam Das Gupta is excellent as Rupa, and some of her dialogues are phenomenal.  “Shaadi se pahle tum ne jab mujhe kamray mein pakra tha, to meri choli ke button toot gaye they!”

 The film’s highlight is the special effects that are spectacularly rough yet work perfectly—classic old-school reviving memories of Coffin Joe’s brilliant career.  The rubber masks are well chosen, and the Hag is exceptional. 

The film labours once or twice along the way, but the climax more than makes up for that.  The music and the dance situations in the movie are expertly handled. 

The sexy scenes are excellent, with the seasoned Raza Murad as one of the victims.  It is so unashamedly dreadful but done with such spirit that it is impossible to dislike a film as appalling as this.  Some sequences recall the brilliant Harinam Singh, the master of the brazenly cheap and surreal.  Adamkhor Haseena is an extraordinary and occasionally thrilling experience.