They clashed with Amitabh Bachchan, made millions, but Bollywood still mocked Ramsay Brothers | Bollywood News
At a time when Bollywood was dominated by romantic and social dramas, and very few filmmakers dared to explore horror after films like Mahal and Bees Saal Baad, it was the Ramsay Brothers in the 1970s who took the box office by storm by tapping into a genre that was largely untouched. Films like Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche, Purana Mandir, Veerana, Purani Haveli and Bandh Darwaza became massive hits. Despite their success, the industry often mocked them and reduced them to “C-grade filmmakers.” Now, Deepak Ramsay, son of director Tulsi Ramsay, has opened up about those years when people within the industry laughed at the Ramsays despite their films consistently succeeding at the box office. ‘Movies made on shoestring budget was a joke to the Kapoors’ Speaking to Hindi Rush, Deepak said, “Our movies were made on a very shoestring budget. It was experimental cinema at that time. You were gathering new artists, introducing creatures, taking the team to Mahabaleshwar, and then making the entire film there — it was like a joke for …
