"This is Black Mountain." "A lonely and evil place" "Where a hideous monster lurks in human form breathing the poisonous air, ready to kill" "When the sun sets, this monster to sate his unholy lusts emerges from the black caves and strides through the darkness in search of more victims" "Here" "It's a year since we visited the four sacred shrines" "And I'm still not with child" "Seems I will pine all my Iife for this child" "Be not disheartened." "The ways of God are hard to fathom" "God has given me so much in life" "But he makes us pine for a child" "God's ways are mysterious" "But he deals justly" "Have faith" "Soon your house will be filled with joy" "You mustn't come here" "If the landlord sees you, there'II be trouble" "tell the Master that I will keep my promise" "Mahua!" "It's him!" "That was a man from black Mountain" " He was asking the way to Rangu" " Don't lie to me!" "At black Mountain they worship an evil monster" "He's the one who is drawing the people into sin" "Toying with the honor of their womenfolk" "Leading their daughters into shame" "One day I'II destroy that evil place" "Mark my words..." "And if I see you with one of their gang again.. ." "... I'II throw you out!" "Pratap?" "Pratap?" "hello, auntie" "Where's your wife?" "At prayer" "Here, have a look" "She's pretty" " well?" " Very nice" "She's JaipaI's daughter." "Want to meet her?" " But why?" " You know why" "You've been married 5 years" "And still no child" " But the priest said..." " To hell with him!" "flowers don't grow in a bed of sand" "How will the family survive if you have no heir?" "Your wife will be barren forever" "What else can I do?" "I made offerings at all the holy shrines" "I went barefoot to the temples and prayed" "I'm just not destined to have a child" "It is your destiny" "No, Mahua..." "I'm just a bed of sand in which no flower can grow" "flowers can bloom on rocks, trust me and I will show you" "Then show me" "You must come with me. .." ". ..to black Mountain" "black Mountain!" "Are you mad?" "No, but you will be when another woman takes your bed" "No, he would never do that" "That's just what he will do" "He needs to have an heir." "And for that he'II use another woman" "Listen to me, mistress." "The landlord does not need to know" "We'II go at midnight and return before dawn" "It'II remain a secret between you and me" "The Master is no ordinary man" "He has great powers" "You shall bear a child" "But you must promise. .." ".. .if it's a boy, you may keep it as our gift.. ." "...but if you bear a girl she will belong to black Mountain" "You must hand her over to us" "So..." "Do you agree?" "Damn you!" "Why did I ever listen to your evil schemes?" "I have committed a sin!" "When you see the child, your sins will be come a blessing" "congratulations, Pratap!" "Let me through" " What's up now?" " congratulations!" "Your wife has given birth" "congratulations, sir" "Thank you, Lord" "congratulations, sir" "Now tell me, is it a boy or a girl?" "A girl" "A girl child is like a goddess" "And see, she looks just like you" "She has your exact features." "I'm so happy" "I want to tell the whole village" "Raghu, BaIram, Savant. .." ". ..prepare a feast" "You may go" "You too, midwife." "I shall care fir them" "What a sweet child" " The landlord will be out late" " So?" " We must take her to the Master" " No!" "You will never take my child from me" "But you promised her to the Master" " AII hell will break loose!" " No, Mahua" "For so long we've dreamed of this" "For this moment" "Don't snatch our happiness from us" "If you break your word the Master will unleash on you all his satanic powers" "I must have that child here" "Go!" "...." "Poison that wretched woman" "Mistress.. .." "Your milk..." "Mahua, is my husband home?" "Not yet" "Yes, mistress..." "I have poisoned you" "You serpent!" "You have betrayed me..." "You left me no choice" "Your child belongs to black Mountain and I'm taking her there" "Come back here, damn you!" "Raghu!" "Shankhar!" "Stop her!" "She's stealing my child!" "Stop, Mahua!" "Wait!" "For the love of God!" "Forgive me, Lord" "I have strayed from the path" "But don't punish my child for my sins" "Mistress..." "Lajo...?" "What happened?" "Mahua poisoned me" "She has taken our child...." "Where...?" "She. .." "She has taken her... . ..to black Mountain" "You must stop her" "Damn her!" "Don't touch that child or I'II kill you" "Get out!" "This child belongs to black Mountain" "You'II never have her" "You're not human. .." "You're a demon!" "Hear me, Pratap Singh..." "Your daughter will return to these mountains" "She belongs to black Mountain" "She is the fruit of my loins" "Come to me, my love..." "Come to me, my love..." "My forlorn heart calls out..." "Sounds like Kaamya has woken up" "How dare you?" "I'II tell my father!" "Think you're a film star?" " Sir, save me" " What's going on?" "This pervert came into my bedroom" "I was doing my exercises and he was dancing outside" "well, Gopi...?" "I can't help it, sir" "Ever since I saw that movie last week" "There have been chains on my heart" "And that great star has possessed my soul" "Whenever I hear music I am forced to dance" "Come in my room again and I'II break your balls" "calm down, now." "And Gopi, go back to work" "Yes, sir" "Such an idiot" "Go on, papa." "I'II get dressed and join you" "Kumar, I'm not feeling very well" "What's wrong?" "I feel hot, and my heart is pounding" "I can't relax" "I suggest a cold shower." "That's what I'm having" "Our shower's broken." "Can I share yours?" "You crack me up" "Where's breakfast, ma?" "I'II be late for work" "Breakfast's ready." "You've been on the phone" " It was only Kaamya" " What did she want?" "You know her." "She's crazy" "Have your breakfast, son" "Anand's here already." "At least finish eating" "I'II have something later." "Must rush" "Good morning, brother in law" "How dare you?" "You haven't married her yet" "But I will, don't worry" "Sapna called from Bombay" "She's coming here for the holiday" " When?" " Tonight" "I need a ride..." "My car's broken down." "Do you mind?" " Where are you headed?" " Not far" " To black Mountain" " Get in" "What's wrong?" "You seem nervous" "It's just that I'm late" "They'II be waiting for me" "AII alone in the jungle at night." "Aren't you scared?" "Not at all..." "It's crowds I don't like" " What?" " please stop the car" "We're here" "Oh no..." "she left her book" "O, King of Darkness!" "Emperor of evil!" "Grant us the power!" "We beg you" "With your limitless powers, your servant Mahua... . ..has brought this abandoned black Mountain back to life" "O Lord of boundless strength.. ." "...grant to us, your slaves, the power" "Who's there?" "quickly!" "Don't let her get away" "After her!" "Don't let her escape" "Kumar!" "What's wrong, Sapna?" "What is it?" "Say something" "Kumar, what's wrong with Sapna?" "Something must have scared her" "She's drenched in sweat" "Gopi - go fetch some brandy" "Kumar, call her brother" "What happened, Sapna?" "What's wrong?" "Listen.... ...whatever it was, you imagined it" "No, I really saw it, why won't you believe me?" "I can clearly recall everything that happened" "I gave this girl a ride and took her to black Mountain" "You mean, she was willing to die?" "Why was that?" "I can't explain it" "hold on, hold on.. ." "If you're right, they'II all still be there" "Maybe even the girl's body" "And if we don't find the corpse, there will at Ieast be bloodstains" " Yes, why not?" " Good!" "Tomorrow we'II go and check it out" " You'II go to black Mountain?" " Not just me." "You'II come too" "Then I can prove it was a dream" "It was there I dropped that girl, Kumar" "Doesn't look like anyone's been here for years" "No, Kumar." "Don't.. ." "I told you" "This is where that ceremony took place" "She was Iying there" "The man stood here and stabbed her with a dagger" "There's no blood though..." "But I saw it" "Dreaming again?" "Let's go" "Now I know why you're my dream girl" "You feel better now?" "Let's go" "silly girl" "Kumar, look!" "This is the book I dropped when I ran off that night" "So if it was all just a dream... .. .what about this?" "Listen up now, here's some more..." ""evil spirits:" "After death, man's body dies. .."" ""...but the soul lives on"" "Rubbish!" "No, Kumar" "What I saw that night was real" "There was a ceremony" "Carry on like this and we'II be as crazy as you" " What I saw..." " What you imagined" "A bad dream." "Forget it" "Ready?" "She's really nuts" "glad I met you." "I was on my way to your place" "It's my birthday and you're all invited over" "Many happy returns" "Sorry, I forgot..." "Kaamya, this is Sapna" "My kid sister" "She's at college in Bombay" "Sapna, this is Kaamya." "A very good friend" "You must come too" "Or we'II miss you" "Since Kumar took over the factory I'm as good as retired" "But brother, Kumar learned it all from you" "No, it's all down to his hard work" "well, really..." "Lucky glass to be kissed by your lips" " You're very late" " It's all Sapna's fault" "She kept changing her dress:" ""would Kumar like this one...?"" "Bhanu...?" "Let's go meet the boss" "How do I Iook?" "Devastating!" "Like an angel descended from heaven" "What say, Kumar?" "From the river to the sea..." "From the sea to the ocean..." "And this cup is deeper than the ocean..." "What's going on?" "What's happened?" "It's happened all right" "Kumar?" "Do you have a moment. .." " Kaamya" " Come along!" "Look, Kaamya..." "You're a really good friend. .." ". ..but I don't feel this way about you" "But this is how I feel about you." "I always have..." "We shouldn't have come up here" "people are waiting for us downstairs" "I know who you mean. .." "I'm going home, I don't feel well" " But where's Kumar?" " I've no idea" "I Ieft a book in your car" "I tried to give it back..." " Where is it?" " At my house" "I need it..." "Right now" "Wait here." "I'II go get it" "Why'd you leave the party?" " Kumar, she's here." " Who is?" "The girl from black Mountain." "She's alive" " Where is she?" " Out front." "By my car" "Show me" "No-one's here" "It's true." "She was in the car with me" "Don't you believe me?" "God!" "What's wrong with me?" "It's not you..." "It's this damned book" "It's true, Sapna" "That girl will do anything to win me over" "But if you knew Kaamya felt this way about you..." "Why didn't you tell me?" "What Kaamya feels isn't love." "Just a silly obsession" "I feel nothing for her" "But Kumar. .." "...I've seen how she looks at you" "She won't give this up" "will you give me up?" "Sapna, you're the only one I want" "What's Kaamya?" "She means nothing to me." "She can't do anything to break us up" "So, what did you want to tell me?" "Kaamya, I'm in love with Sapna" "What's she got I haven't?" "I can't live without you." "You're mine" "I can't let you go!" "Take me in your arms." "hold me..." "Take me now, Kumar." "I want you now. .." "You bring shame to your father by acting like this" "You have rejected Kaamya's love. .." "Now feel her hatred" "A gift from black Mountain" "She belongs to the Master. .." "I will pump so much poison into your veins that you will submit to the Master's will" "Who are you?" "Why did you bring me here?" "That's nothing" "Here we work real miracles" "Look. .." "Here we are Lords of the powers of darkness" "AII who lose faith in the world.. ." "You had only rejection in exchange for your love" "With the powers of black Mountain.. ." "...you will win back the love you lost" "But first. .." "...you must submit to our will and our desires" "I am willing to do anything if it will give Kumar to me!" "Father. .." "You're still awake?" "It's very late." "Where have you been?" "The car's brakes failed." "I nearly had an accident" "On black Mountain" "black Mountain?" "Are you hurt?" "No, I'm OK" "What's wrong, son?" "You're in a cold sweat" "I felt like..." "Someone was calling me" "It must have been a dream" "The Lord and Master has the first right" "You're not her Master yet!" "I haven't made up my mind" "And you act like a husband" "Listen, when a couple have decided the family can't stop them" "Here, son in law" "The weather's cold. ... . ..and you want to chill me out even more?" "I fancy something hot" "This one's empty too" "I think he's drunk" "Better quit while you still can" "What do you mean?" "I've hardly started" "really?" "So you want another?" "Don't worry." "I'II get it" "Women mustn't touch alcohol" "Wake up, lover boy." "AII the guests have gone" "What can we do?" "He's wrecked." "Better stay here tonight" "No I'm going home" "You can't drive like that." "You won't see the road" "I'II be fine" "Don't be silly, Kumar." "I've already phoned your mother" "Sapna, show Kumar to the guest room" "careful!" "And try to get some sleep" "Sobered up?" "Or do you want more?" "No, I think that's enough" "Now put this on and get into bed" "I'm very tired." "Can you undress me?" "Cheeky!" "The wetness in the climate torments me" "And you deny me your pleasures still" "So what can I do now?" "No, you are the one who torments me" "You awake a sweet ache in my heart" "So what can I do now?" "Every drop of rain is caressing your body" "You smell of the sweet scent of jasmine ln your heart is a fire of desire" "You clutch a pillow late into the night" "Quench the thirst on my lips" "Teach me how love is made" "Why learn how to make love?" "Just put your body next to mine" "Cheeky!" "Brother!" "Open the door!" "Sapna, what's up?" "I saw Kumar drive off in his car" " What?" " But. .." "Where could he have gone?" "Stop." "There's Kumar's car" "What are you doing in the middle of a graveyard?" "A graveyard?" "Come on, Iet's go home" "Don't come here again." "My father might see you" "I saw him leave" "So, what is it?" "You must come to black Mountain tonight" "Look...!" "He's one of the men I saw at black Mountain" "At that ceremony" "But. .." "why was he here?" "And with Kaamya?" "Maybe Kaamya's involved with them" "That might explain why Kumar's photo was in that graveyard" "I've no idea what you're talking about" "Nor why I was in that graveyard" "I'II tell you why" "Kaamya's trying to bewitch you" "She's involved with the coven at black Mountain" " Nonsense!" " It's true!" "She's using black magic to turn you against me" "Have you gone mad?" "How dare you act like that?" "What's all this about?" "I'II tell you" "Kumar has lost control of his life" "He doesn't know what he's doing" " Anand!" " It's true!" "Why were you in that graveyard last night?" "You didn't go there alone" "You were drawn by black magic" "I can prove it" "Here..." "Look at this" "I found this last night.. ." "...in the graveyard" "O, Lord of evil!" "1 8 years ago, on this very night a man came here to our lonely place intent on destroying us!" "Tonight that man's daughter has come here.. ." "...to slake your thirst!" "You are lucky." "Tonight you will see the Master" "The Master?" "What Master?" "The Prince of Darkness" "Lord of boundless energy" "You are not Pratap Singh's daughter" "You belong to black Mountain" "Your mother denied you to our Master" "And your father tried to destroy us" "You will pay for their sins by becoming the Master's slave" "please let me go!" "please. ..!" "You will remain here forever... .. .behind these closed doors" "Sapna?" "Yes..." "I am your Sapna" "I knew you'd return to me" "There's only us here" " But I just saw Kaamya" " You imagined it" "I must be going insane." "Let me go" "alright.. ." "But you won't be able to leave me" "You will answer my love with love" "My body and soul yearn for you" "Why am I burning in body and soul?" "Even my breath pierces me" "For my love I shall beget love" "Else I will end my life" "My body's a raging fire" "Touch me all over my love" "Put your hand in mine." "Give me one night to let me please you" "My love, my sweetheart, let us meet in a kiss" "Whoever has you will be a lucky girl" "Accept this gift of my youthful passions" "How I wish you'd sin with me" "Only then would I feel your love" "I wasn't sure, but now I'm positive" "The one who's behind all this... is Kaamya" "Last night I followed her to black Mountain" "It's a pit of hell" "But I still can't believe it" "Then come with me tonight." "Come see for yourself" "Her obsession for Kumar has led Kaamya down the wrong path" "She joined that sect at black Mountain" "We went there to rescue her" "A wall collapsed and from it emerged a foul monster" "There was fog everywhere and we could barely see" "When the fog lifted, Kaamya was gone and so was the monster" "Kaamya, my child, where are you?" "Witch!" "You still live?" "If I were dead, how could I enjoy your pain?" "Wretch" "Where is Kaamya?" "Forget Kaamya." "She has left your world far behind" "tell me where my child is!" "You will never see her again" "She's lost now in eternal darkness" "AII you will hear are her cries of agony" "You will only hear her screams for help" "I used to be a spark But now there's only darkness" "Who will rescue me From behind these closed doors?" "Every breath I make Every desire I take ls held behind these walls" "I'm a bud that will never blossom Kept here in the dark" "Who will rescue me From behind these closed doors?" "Like the living dead I burn in the embers of loneliness" "These walls are my grave I shall be buried here" "Life has spurned me, so where are you death?" "Who else will answer my call?" "There's only pain in my cries" "Wife, you dared to leave God's temple to seek aid from a demon" "Now, our daughter pays for your sin" "please don't worry." "It will be alright" "How can it be?" "She's been gone two days" " Any news of Kaamya?" " No" "I searched all over black Mountain" "There's no trace of her" "Where can that monster have hidden her?" "Now you are under my spell" "Tonight at black Mountain the Master's new slave will arrive" "You must bring her to him" "Bhanu...?" "Kaamya?" "Where've you been?" "Your father has been sick with worry" "I'm in trouble, Bhanu." "help me" "What is it?" "You must come with me now." "We don't have much time" "Come where?" "I'II explain." "Just come" "Where are we going?" " To where all roads end" " What do you mean?" "It's so lonely there" "You can feel your own breath and hear your heartbeat" "Stop!" "It's Bhanu's car" " Anand?" " Yes, it's me" "Can you tell us what happened?" "I'II try, uncle..." "Kaamya came for me last night" "Said she was in trouble and asked me to help" "I went with her" "She tried to take me...." "to black Mountain" "tell everyone..." "If they see Kaamya... shoot on sight!" "Kaamya is possessed" "She's under the control of that monster" "Kaamya!" "You?" "I'm in trouble, Sapna." "please help me" " What's wrong" " You must come with me" "Right now." "It's urgent" "Let go of me!" "Come with me" "Wait, Sapna!" "help!" "Open the door, Kumar!" "Sapna!" "What is it?" "Kumar... .That monster.. ." "That devil is after me" "He's going to kill me!" "Where is he?" "Where?" " There. .. by the stairs" " Show me" "Bhanu?" "He's calling to me." "He wants me" "I must go to black Mountain" "What's going on?" "tell me!" "tell me what's going on" "What happened to her?" "She's been raped by that monster" "She will not leave this house again!" "Ever!" "The Master's orders - keep this girl locked up here" "You must look after her" "Look, there's Kaamya!" "Get up, Kaamya" "You have failed, Kaamya has been rescued" "You'II pay for this with your life" "Now at Ieast we know what he's afraid of. .." ".. .dayIight" "Do you know about this wound?" "No, Master!" "No!" "Forgive me!" "please forgive me!" "I have erred!" "I have failed you" "Forgive me..." "please" "Spare my Iife, master" "I shed my blood to bring you new life" "So why do you kill me now?" "Brother!" " Bhanu has gone" " Where?" "To black Mountain" " You didn't stop her?" " I tried, but..." "Get in the car" "You go that way" "Look, brother" "Let me go!" "I must go to black Mountain" "That's no mountain, but a pit of sin." "You will drown in it" "The Master!" "I must go to him!" "I must. .." "I must go to him!" "But that monster has poisoned your soul!" "I'II not let you destroy yourself" " Let me go!" " Never!" "If my wife had not visited that monster" "My daughter would not now be lost" "Nor would evil have come to Bhanu and Sapna" "He can have my Iife if he spares my child" "Be brave, sir." "No-one will come to harm" "We won't let him win" "No, son." "You must not go there" "1 8 years ago, with this very hand I stabbed him in the chest" "He's not human..." "He's a demon" "Bhanu!" "..." "Where are you?" "No!" "It can't be." "Don't leave me, Bhanu!" "You can't!" "Brother. .. try to eat" "No, Sapna." "I'm not hungry" "Bhanu's gone...." "Now you must look after yourself" "What do you want?" "By rescuing Kaamya from black Mountain.. ." "...You have put yourself in danger" "You must replace Kaamya and become the Master's slave!" "help!" "Let me go!" "Bastards!" "Let her go!" "Bastard!" "tell me where that monster is!" "Damn you!" "tell me where that monster's lair is!" "tell me, or I'II pull your skin off" "alright" "alright" "I'II explain" "Behind that secret door is another closed door" "That door opens only when..." "tell me. ..!" "Brother, don't leave us" "Stop it, my child" "I'm guilty for all this" "I'm the one who unleashed all this horror" "Forgive me, child" "Forgive me" "Venomous snake!" "You have poisoned our lives" "You have ruined my family" "Today I will put an end to your sins" "Leave me alone!" "The sacred Koran" "We can get out that way" "disciple of Satan..." "I'II give you a death that will make your soul shudder" "Listen to me" "kill me and you will never know the Master's secret" "Secret?" " What secret?" " I'II tell you.. ." "But you must promise to spare my Iife" "Speak!" "His life is protected" "Deep in the heart of black Mountain there is a hideous statue" "Burn that effigy and the Master is finished forever" "It's the truth" "Kumar, gather the villagers" "Don't let him escape" "I'm to black Mountain... to destroy that hideous idol" "What belonged to the earth was returned to the earth" "With the help of god the monster was destroyed" "No matter how strong the evil... in the end God's will triumphs"