1920 is a series of Indian horror films. The story is written by Vikram Bhatt, for all three films in the series. The first film released in 2008 is directed by Vikram Bhatt, the second film released in 2012 is directed by Bhushan Patel and the third film directed by Tinu Suresh Desai released in 2016. The first two films were commercially successful at the box office, while the third film did moderately well. In 2018, a spin-off film called 1921 was released. This was the first film in a new franchise by creator Vikram Bhatt.[1]

1920 series
Directed byVikram Bhatt
(1920, 1921)
Bhushan Patel
(1920: Evil Returns)
Tinu Suresh Desai
(1920 London)
Krishna Bhatt
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Written byVikram Bhatt
Screenplay byVikram Bhatt
(1920, 1921)
Dheeraj Rattan
(1920)
Rensil D'Silva
(1920: Evil Returns)
Sukhmani Sadana
(1920: London)
Mahesh Bhatt
Suhrita Das
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Story byVikram Bhatt
Produced bySurendra Sharma
Bhagwati Gabrani
Amita Bisnoi
(1920)
Vikram Bhatt
(1920: Evil Returns, 1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Raj Kishor Khaware
Rakesh Juneja
Shwetambari Bhatt
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Starringsee below
CinematographyPravin Bhatt
(1920)
Naren Gedia
(1920: Evil Returns)
Prakash Kutty
(1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Edited byKuldeep Mehan
(1920, 1920 London, 1921, 1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Swapnil Raj
(1920: Evil Returns)
Music byAdnan Sami
(1920)
Chirantan Bhatt
(1920: Evil Returns)
Sharib-Tishi
JAM8
(1920 London)
Harish Sagane
Asad Khan
Pranish Mawale
(1921)
Puneet Dixit
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Production
companies
ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
(1920, 1920: Evil Returns)
Reliance Entertainment
(1920 London, 1921)
LoneRanger Productions
Uniseller Production
(1921)
Vikram Bhatt Production and Houseful Motion Pictures Private Ltd
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Distributed byReliance Entertainment
(1920, 1920: Evil Returns, 1920 London, 1921)
Laxmi Ganpathy Films
(1920: Horrors of the Heart)
Release dates
1: 12 September 2008 (2008-09-12)
2: 2 November 2012 (2012-11-02)
3: 6 May 2016 (2016-05-06)
4: 12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)
5: 23 June 2023 (2023-06-23)
6: 25 July 2025 (2025-07-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Films

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1920 (2008)

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After forsaking his family and God, a husband finds his wife is demoniacally possessed.[2]

1920: Evil Returns (2012)

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A famous poet who meets a woman who is in trouble. In order to treat her, he takes her to Shimla in a big hospital, but soon that woman gets possessed by devil.[3]

1920 London (2016)

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After her husband is possessed by an evil spirit, a woman turns to her former lover to perform an exorcism.[4]

1921 (2018)

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In 1920s England, a pianist enlists the help of a ghost whisperer to cleanse the unclean spirit that is haunting him.[5]

1920 – Horrors of The Heart (2023)

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The fifth film announced by the makers, it is directed by Krishna Bhatt, written by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Vikram Bhatt, starring Avika Gor and Randheer Rai.

Cast

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1920 (2008 film)

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1920: Evil Returns (2012 film)

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1920 London (2016 film)

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1921 (2018 film)

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1920 Horrors of the Heart (2023 film)

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Crew

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Vikram Bhatt had the concept of 1920 series.
Occupation Film(s)
1920
(2008)
1920: The Evil Returns
(2012)
1920: London
(2016)
1921
(2018)
Director Vikram Bhatt Bhushan Patel Tinu Suresh Desai Vikram Bhatt
Producer(s) Surendra Sharma Vikram Bhatt Sandeep Shandilya
Bhagwati Gabrani Roshan Singh
Amita Bisnoi
Writer Vikram Bhatt
Composer(s) Adnan Sami Chirantan Bhatt Sharib-Toshi
JAM8
Harish Sagane
Asad Khan
Pranish Mawale
Editor(s) Kuldeep Mehan Swapnil Raj Kuldeep Mehan

Release and revenue

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Film Release date Budget Worldwide Box Office References
1920 12 September 2008 ₹7 crore ₹14.5 crore [6]
1920: Evil Returns 2 November 2012 ₹9 crore ₹28.04 crore [7]
1920: London 6 May 2016 ₹21 crore ₹22.67 crore[8] [8]
1921 12 January 2018 ₹15 crore ₹22.36 crore [9]
1920 Horrors Of The Heart 23 June 2023 ₹10 crore ₹17.35 crore [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Vikram Bhatt starts new film franchise". Bollywood Hungama. 13 June 2016.
  2. ^ "1920". IMDb. 12 September 2008.
  3. ^ "1920: Evil Returns (2012) - IMDb". IMDb.
  4. ^ "1920 London". IMDb. 6 May 2016.
  5. ^ "1921". IMDb. 12 January 2018.
  6. ^ "1920 - Movie - Box Office India". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. ^ "1920 - Evil Returns - Movie - Box Office India".
  8. ^ a b "1920 London - Movie - Box Office India".
  9. ^ "1921 - Movie - Box Office India".
  10. ^ "1920: Horrors of the Heart Box Office Collection | All Language | Day Wise | Worldwide - Sacnilk". www.sacnilk.com. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.