You hear “Ami je tomar,” and suddenly every light flicker feels personal. No, that’s not your neighbour’s ringtone, it’s the unofficial Indian Halloween anthem. While the West is busy carving pumpkins and summoning Michael Myers, we’ve been dealing with vengeful dancers, cursed dolls, and chudails (witches) with killer eyeliner since forever.
Our ghosts don’t just haunt, they slay (literally and fashionably). So this Halloween, take a break from Hollywood's clowns and creepy dolls. It’s time to celebrate the desi scream legends who made fear feel a little too close to home.
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