Bandh Darwaza

Closed Door) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language horror film starring Kunika, Manjeet Kullar, Aruna Irani, Anirudh Agarwal and the Afghan actor Hashmat Khan.

The film opens in the ruins of Kali Pahari ( the Black Hills, a decrepit complex of caves), and introduces Nevla.

[1] Nevla, a Dracula-like vampire, sleeps in a coffin by day, and transforms into a bat at night to hunt humans from the neighbouring villages.

Aware of Baku's association with the evils of Kali Pahari, the Thakur threatens to fire Mahua if she is ever caught with any of the gang again.

Things get interesting when Kumar begins to show affection towards Sapna at Kamya's birthday party.

On her way back home, Sapna encounters the woman who was stabbed the previous night.

Kamya is cured of her injuries by the priest by black magic and they tell her she can achieve everything if she joins their gang, and she agrees.

After a prolonged chase, Nevla kills both Bhanu and Anand and nearly gets Sapna, but is thwarted in the nick of time by the Thakur.

Kumar gives chase, and captures the tantrik, and threatens to kill him unless he discloses Nevla's Achilles heel.

The tantrik reveals that Nevla's soul is trapped within a statue at Kali Pahari and his weakness is sunlight.

Kumar and Sapna follow the brougham away from Kali Pahari, and round up the townsfolk to engage Nevla.

Just as he gets within reach of Sapna, he is involuntarily seized with pain and bursts into flames (as the Thakur sets the evil statue afire).

In his book Horror and Science Fiction Film IV, Donald C Willis commented that only "enthusiasm, lighting effects, and a James Bernard-like score keep the repetitious plot going.