Achanak 37 Saal Baad
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 197 |
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| Original release | March 22, 2002 |
Achanak 37 Saal Baad was a psychological thriller telecasted on Sony Entertainment Television between 2002 and 2003. The centerpiece of this serial was a little known small town Gahota, which experienced paranormal activities after each cycle of 37 years. It was first aired on 22 March 2002 on Sony Entertainment Television.
Plot
Strange things happen in Gahota after every 37 years which cause a strange hysteria in people leading them to kill others/themselves and not remembering anything once the cycle is over in few months. Gahota is controlled by devil's henchman Ajay, who has the capability, given by the devil, to control the minds of people in Gahota. Ajay removes anyone who comes in the way of devil's birth by murdering the person and the events lead to the birth of devil in the form of Rahul/Ajinkya. Ajay encourages the young Rahul to recall his powers/intent who has grown up as a normal, kind human being oblivious of his powers. After Rahul transforms into Ajinkya, Ajinkya kills Ajay as he is no longer needed by him. Later Ajay comes back to life and joins the reincarnated others, whom he killed in Gahota to facilitate Ajinkya's birth, to defeat and kill Ajinkya.
Cast
1. Rahil Azam as Rahul/Ajinkya
2. Faraaz Khan as Ajay
3. Iravati Harshe as Sheela
4. Shishir Sharma as Prataap/Baba
5. Rajendranath Zutshi as Dipankar Ray
6. Ravindra Mankani as Avinash
7. Ashwini Kalsekar as Malini
8. Aashka Goradia as Kamal
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9. Zafar Karachiwala as Ratan
10. Sunita Rajwar as Ajinkya's evil baby sitter
Episodes
Episode 1
Om puri narrates about a small town Gahota and its small railway station. Every day three trains stop at Gahota and many people disembark but since last two months no one is seen boarding the trains. Gahota's bird sanctuary is host to migratory birds during winters but not a single bird has arrived this year. Frantic Pratap(Shishir Sharma), who lives in Gahota is trying to contact his daughter but telephone lines are not working. Pratap's(Shishir Sharma) daughter Sheela (Iravati Harshe), who is an air hostess, meets Ratan (Zafar Karachiwala), her school friend, at Mumbai airport. Pratap(Shishir Sharma) rushes to receive his friend Avinash(Ravindra Mankani), who is a police officer, at the railway station and briefs him about strange things happening in Gahota. Few days back, a bank manager slit his wrists, a woman murdered her husband and an ex-army officer killed his family and himself with no apparent reason. Avinash(Ravindra Mankani) thinks that Pratap(Shishir Sharma) is overreacting. Avinash(Ravindra Mankani) confronts local police inspector Vanshi, who denies that any such incidents happened in Gahota. Avinash(Ravindra Mankani) enquires the kin of victims and they all say that the victims are fine and alive. Avinash(Ravindra Mankani) thinks Pratap(Shishir Sharma) is crazy, Pratap(Shishir Sharma) insists that all are lying and entire Gahota has gone crazy.[1]
Episode 2
Ratan asks Sheela out for dinner, Sheela accepts and books a trunk call to Gahota. Pratap argues with Avinash that the said incidents did happen and that he has taken pictures. Pratap takes Avinash to Regent photo studio, whose owner Balram is his friend. Balram hands over the developed photos to Pratap, but those are not what Pratap handed over to him four days back. Furious Pratap dashes into the dark room, he is restrained and roughed up by Avinash who is frustrated with him. Later at Pratap's home, Avinash goes through the photos and discovers that they are taken today and not four days back. Avinash visits the photo studio, again, alone in a taxi and asks the driver to wait for him. Balram's assistant confesses that he switched them as directed by Balram. A black car (Hindustan Contessa) is seen moving through Gahota mysteriously at night with devil's symbol hanging from IRVM. Black car bumps the taxi and engraves the symbol on it. Taxi driver becomes possessed by devil and removes the window crank handles and cuts the fuel line. Avinash returns, a scuffle ensues between him and taxi driver. A match is thrown from inside the black car which ignites the fuel trail. Taxi driver is seen laughing hysterically and Avinash kills him. Taxi blows up killing Avinash. Inspector Vanshi orders the locals to remove the evidences and book a return ticket for Avinash from Gahota. Pratap watches all this and flees from Gahota in his car with Inspector Vanshi pursuing him. Pratap's car runs out of fuel and he stops at a petrol pump. He calls his daughter Sheela, informing her that he is coming to meet her in Mumbai and cautions her not to come to Gahohta ever, even for his funeral if he dies. [2]
Episode 3
Malini is returning from office at night. She stops at a red light. She starts day dreaming about a man (pratap), surrounded by policemen, facing a black car with headlights on, pleading to let him go.
Awards
Indian Telly award for Best horror programme of the year in 2003.[3]