Vikram Bhatt wrote and directed the 2008 Indian Bollywood horror movie 1920. The storey centres around the happenings of a married couple living inside a haunted house that year 1920, and is shot in Hindi. Rajneesh Duggal and Adah Sharma, both debutants, play the married pair, alongside Indraneil Sengupta inside a supporting part. This is the first episode in the 1920 movie franchise, and that was a commercial success, and is loosely based on the 1973 horror movie The Exorcist. 1920 Gayathri, a Telugu remake of the movie, was also released. 1920: The Evil Returns, a sequel, received mixed reviews as well as economic success when it was published in 2012.
Previous Bollywood movies directed by Vikram Bhatt, such as Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (2002), Deewane Huye Paagal (2005), as well as Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee, were critically panned. In agreement, Bhatt believed that meaningless filmmaking necessitated reflection.
The images of a chariot riding through the mist that kept playing in his head inspired him to produce a horror movie. Bhatt said it was his most ambitious endeavour to date, claiming it took him per year and a half to finish the script, which was much more powerful than his previous picture Raaz (2002).
Despite the fact that Bhatt wanted to cast newbies, he did not hold any auditions for the project. Instead, his hunt for the main actors came to a close when Rajneesh Duggal, as well as Adah Sharma, arrived at his office. Bhatt was ecstatic to collaborate with them because of their excitement and efforts. Bhatt was a very calm, cool, and patient director to work with, according to Sharma. Mr India 2003 winner Duggal worked as a model in the fashion sector in New Delhi. Both of them felt at ease working with each other during filming.
The production firm engaged six location managers to seek a suitable filming location, who travelled to around 12 nations over the course of six months before settling on Allerton Castle in North Yorkshire, England. Bhatt was certain that this home would have been the true protagonist of his movie after seeing photos of it. A billionaire who lived with his wife owned this mansion, as well as he murdered a carpenter.
The site is said to have been haunted by the spirit of the carpenter. While filming at this property, Bhatt as well as Sharma had an odd encounter. A large painting of the woman hangs under one of the mansion’s walls. No matter every angle they tried to capture this portrait from, the picture always turned out blurry.
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