Papi Gudia (transl. Sinful Doll) is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Lawrence D'Souza, starring Karisma Kapoor, Avinash Wadhavan, Tinnu Anand, and Shakti Kapoor.[2] The film is heavily inspired by the American film series Child's Play and served as an unofficial remake of the first Child's Play film (1988). It was a major box office failure.[3][4]

Papi Gudia
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Directed byLawrence D'Souza
Written byTalat Rekhi
Produced byVinod Chhabra
StarringAvinash Wadhavan
Karishma Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor
Master Amar Bhardwaj
CinematographyLawrence D'Souza
Edited byA.R. Rajendran
Music byNaresh Sharma
Distributed byAum Films India
Release date
  • 16 February 1996 (1996-02-16)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget70 lakh[1]
Box office76.36 lakh[1]

Cast

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Plot

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A child murderer and black magic practitioner transfers his soul to a doll before death and wreaks havoc in the lives of the doll's new owners: a boy and his elder sister.

Soundtrack

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# Title Singer(s)
1 "Music-I Love The Beat" Alka Yagnik
2 "Rahte Hai Nashe Mein" Poornima
3 "Aaj Sajke Niklee Hai" Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
4 "Mujhe Tujh Se Kitna Pyar" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
5 "Dekho Dekho Main Hoon Karishma" Bali Brahmbhatt, Alisha Chinai
6 "Gudda Le Aaon Na" Alka Yagnik

References

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  1. ^ a b "Papi Gudia – Movie". Box Office India.
  2. ^ "Papi Gudia (1996) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Director tried to molest me, says starlet". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Before 'Annabelle Comes Home', 6 horror film franchises featuring dolls". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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