Phir Wahi Raat 1980

Asha [Kim] lives in a bustling hostel where the nights are haunted by memories of her deceased aunt. The hostel warden [Lalita Pawar] and her friend Shobha [Aruna Irani] accompany her to a psychiatric evaluation, where Dr Vijay [Rajesh Khanna] tries to uncover the source of her distress. The doctor finds no clinical illness and advises Asha to distance herself from old memories, but the hostel atmosphere grows tense as the parents of other girls complain about her behavior and she is told to vacate the premises.

So, Asha heads to her ancestral home, with Dr Vijay and Shobha in tow. The sprawling manor is cared for by Vishwanath [A.K. Hangal] and his daughter Gauri. Asha and Dr Vijay quickly form a bond, and after a few days the doctor must return to the city for work. That very night, a frightening woman is seen wandering the corridors, and the haunting intensifies as Asha’s condition worsens.

Dr Vijay returns to help and meets Asha’s cousin Ashok [Danny Denzongpa] at the manor. To mark Asha’s birthday, Dr Vijay and Ashok plan a grand party and invite Ashok’s wife, who arrives just as Asha is cutting the cake. The guest turns out to be the same woman who has haunted Asha for days, and in a panic she stabs her, causing a fatal injury. Inspector Sharma [Suresh Oberoi], a guest at the party, arrests Asha, and the court suspends proceedings due to Asha’s unstable mental state.

Dr Vijay treats Asha and presses her to explain the motive behind the killing. He notes that Ashok’s wife arrived in India on the same day, suggesting there is no way Asha could have seen her before the birthday in that house. Yet Asha remains steadfast in her belief that the haunting was real.

Gauri is killed a few days later, and Shobha begins to notice another woman roaming the house. Dr Vijay continues the investigation with Inspector Sharma, steadily uncovering new clues. In the end, a web of lies and greed is laid bare, revealing the truth behind the apparitions and the sinister motives that tied the people in the manor together.