SYNTHETIC FLESH! – VEERANA (1988) at Genesis Cinema (Weds 12 November 2025)
VEERANA (1988)
- Director: Shyam Ramsay & Tulsi Ramsay
- Featured special makeup effects: Srinivasa Roy
- Cast: Jasmin, Hemant Birje, Sahila Chaddha
- Film: 140mins | India | Hindi + English Subtitles | 2 Intermissions + Chai & Samosas
- Event: 20:00 – 23:15 [18+]
A bloodsucking seductress leads men to their doom after being possessed by the spirit of a witch.
Cult film night BAR TRASH continues with its 11th sensational season — SYNTHETIC FLESH! — a tribute to more than 100 years of monster makeup FX.
Following the success of last season’s screening of BHOOT BUNGLA (1965) with Ranjit S. Ruprai, Bollyhorror makes an explosive return to BAR TRASH with the Ramsay Brothers’ VEERANA (1988). The story follows Jasmin, a bloodsucking seductress who leads men to their doom after being possessed by the spirit of a witch. Unless Jasmin’s family can find a way to break the curse, she’ll be used in a Satanic ritual to raise the real witch from her tomb…
A kaleidoscopic dream zone full of Bava-esque lightning, gloopy monsters, and a killer synth score, this is the most extravagant production from the revered Ramsay family—India’s most popular and successful horror filmmakers. VEERANA features spectacular special makeup effects by Srinivasa Roy who came to prominence amongst the Bombay film industry’s 1980s “latex men” on the rising tide of low budget horror and the demand for achieving “the right amount of ‘too much makeup’” (Kartik Nair, ‘Seeing Things’) in the era’s cinema of excess.
Token Homo presents VEERANA with 2 intervals, free chai and samosas, and an earlier than usual start time of 8pm.
Polite notice: We are projecting VEERANA in Hindi with English language subtitles from the best available digital source. The original materials show signs of significant damage in places — please approach the materials with wonder and empathy.
/// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic Token Homo and friends. Films are served with themed drinks, introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles / captions where possible. Tickets from £3.50+. Adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo on IG & Letterboxd or visit tokenhomo.com for all the gory details ///
Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/film-hub-london
