They were a family of outsiders, who moved to Mumbai from Karachi during the Partition of India, and set up a shop selling and repairing radios. In the 1970s, they transitioned to film producing and, one fateful night while observing the reactions of the crowd in a movie theater, made the decision to pursue the genre that would define their career…
In this lecture, Shamya Dasgupta, author of Don’t Disturb the Dead: The Story of the Ramsay Brothers, will detail how seven brothers with a business background embraced every aspect of filmmaking—while economizing at every opportunity—to become India’s first horror film factory and a genre unto themselves.
They made a splash in Bollywood, but just like in the movies, their tale has a rise, a fall, and eventual redemption. Join the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies to learn why, even today, decades later, the Ramsay name is synonymous with horror in India.
Please note this is a live broadcast event – the class cannot be watched later, so please be sure you are available at the date and time the class is being offered in before registering. All sales are final, and we will not give refunds for any reason other than class cancellation. Classes curated by Miskatonic Los Angeles are in Pacific Time.
Shamya Dasgupta has been a sports journalist for over two decades, working in newspapers, magazines, television and the web over the years. He is currently Senior Assistant Editor with ESPNcricinfo. He is the author of Bhiwani Junction and Cricket Changed My Life, both books on Indian sport, and Don’t Disturb the Dead, about the Ramsay family of horror filmmakers from Mumbai, India. In addition, he has translated a book of fiction, Mirror of the Darkest Night, from Bengali to English. He lives in Bangalore, India with his wife and dog.
