Veerana 1988

The film opens with an unsettling scene: priests circle a young boy trapped inside a cage, pleading for mercy as a woman arrives, removes a bat locket from her neck, and transforms into a witch who kills the boy. The chilling act sets a dark tone for what follows.

Thakur Thakur Mahendra Pratap Singh learns that a witch named Nakita is wreaking havoc in the nearby forest. When his young daughter reports a dead body outside, he investigates and is drawn into a village plagued by fear. His younger brother, Sameer Pratap, decides to join the witch-hunt. He receives an enigmatic “OM” from the Thakur as a blessing and heads into the woods with a mix of bravado and doubt.

In the forest, Sameer encounters a beguiling young woman who hitches a ride with him. They reach an old mansion, where he flirts and then steals her bat locket. The woman reveals her true form as Nakita, and Sameer uses the OM to weaken her, delivering her to the village where she is killed. A scheming tantric, known as Baba, seizes Nakita’s body along with his followers and carries it to a shrine, housing it in a sarcophagus and promising a new body for her.

Twelve years pass. Sameer travels to Mussoorie with his niece, Jasmin Jasmin in tow, to drop her at boarding school. A car breakdown in the forest strands them. Baba’s influence resurface as he hypnotizes Jasmin, cuts a lock of her hair, and places a bottle into the witch’s sarcophagus. Jasmin, under a dark possession, wanders to the shrine and vanishes from the car; Sameer pursues through a bushy trail, only to find the witch’s spirit has entered Jasmin’s body. Sameer is captured and killed by Baba’s henchmen.

Back at the mansion, Baba brings Jasmin home and informs the family that Mahendra Pratap’s brother drifted away in a stormy river. Jasmin’s sudden mood shifts alarm the household, and a witch-doctor is called to help. Nakita overhears the consultation and kills Preeti Preeti. Thakur then sends his niece Sahila Sahila to stay with her grandmother, hoping to keep her safe from the growing threat.

Fast forward twelve years, and Sahila’s letter reveals she has excelled in her studies. Jasmin has grown into a moody young woman, and Thakur invites Sahila to spend the summer at the mansion. Baba, ever scheming, tries to stop Sahila’s arrival by kidnapping her, but a brave intervention from Hemant Hemant saves her. Meanwhile, Jasmin meets a mechanic at a petrol pump who leaves a strong impression. Their evening drinks lead to a dangerous night; the man awakens to find Jasmin, now possessed, has killed him, and his body is later found in a confused, unrecognizable state by the authorities.

Hemant and Sahila reach the mansion to discover a trail of fear and death. Thakur Saab is relieved that Sahila is safe, and he hires Hemant, acknowledging him as a potential son. Raghu, a loyal servant who witnesses troubling events, is warned away by a frightened doctor, only to be mocked by Raghu himself when the doctor’s back is turned. The mounting danger becomes clear as Jasmin’s possession deepens, and the family grapples with who to trust—the doctor, who warns of an unseen force, or the Marauding Baba, who pulls strings from the shadows.

The pursuit leads the group to the eerie Veerana, where Baba’s plans come to a head. Sameer, long thought dead, reappears, shocking his brother and the others. Hitchcock Hitchcock arrives with crucial information and a plan to confront Baba once and for all. The family, guided by the truth about Jasmin’s possession and Baba’s ritual, makes their way back to the shrine to stop the evil from fully awakening.

In the climactic confrontation, Jasmin is saved by her father when he destroys the bottle that anchors the witch to her body, sacrificing his own life in the process. The spirit of Nakita fights to re-enter Jasmin’s body, but the family blocks the ritual and locks the witch inside the sarcophagus. Baba is killed in the struggle, and the sarcophagus is carried to a temple. The sisters—the grown Jasmin and Sahila—are sent away to begin anew, while the witch’s presence lingers only as a haunting memory.

With the danger contained, the surviving Thakurs and Hemant start over, embracing a cautious optimism. The tale blends family loyalty, ancient rites, and the battle between a malevolent spirit and those who refuse to surrender to darkness. The final image hints at a fragile peace, where faith, resilience, and the bonds between kin stand as the last bulwark against the forces that once sought to tear them apart.