1920: Horrors of the Heart

1920: Horrors of the Heart is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Krishna Bhatt and produced by Vikram Bhatt, Raj Kishor Khaware, Rakesh Juneja and Shwetambari Bhatt and is written by Mahesh Bhatt. It is the fifth film of 1920 film series. It stars Avika Gor and Rahul Dev in lead roles. Barkha Bisht, Randheer Rai, Danish Pandor, Ketaki Kulkarni, Avtar Gill, and Amit Behl appear in supporting roles.

On the night of her father's suicide, Meghna stumbles upon his personal diary, which uncovers Radhika, her mother's scandalous past of liaisons with British people for monetary gains and fame. She learns that her mother had once poisoned her father in an attempt to kill him, but he miraculously survived. Unable to endure her deeds, Meghna's mother abandoned her family, eventually marrying a wealthy man, Shantanu. Stricken by the revelation, Meghna turns to her father's grave, where she communicates with his spirit. Under her father's guidance, Meghna went to her mother's opulent home, setting off a series of eerie events.

Meghna forms a bond with Aditi (her step sister), despite her father's caution not to let affection distract her from her mission. Simultaneously, Meghna's boyfriend becomes aware of her destructive intentions towards her mother and warns her against her path. His defiance results in his death at the hands of Meghna's father's spirit.

In an unexpected turn of events, Arjun, Meghna's boyfriend (who was not truly dead but was an exorcism practitioner helping Meghna's father through black magic) presents her with an earthen pot (kalasa in Hindi) filled with ash. After sprinkling the ashes under Aditi's pillow, Aditi becomes possessed, performing inexplicable actions that terrify the household. Despite suggestions from the housekeeper to expel Meghna, Radhika and Shantanu decide to keep her.

Meghna then receives a message to meet Arjun at the back of the mansion, where she discovers his true identity as the exorcist. A scuffle ensues, and the housekeeper is killed for discovering the truth. Fleeing from the exorcist, Meghna's journey brings her back to her mother's mansion, where a gardener hands her her mother's diary.

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Upon reading the diary, Meghna is confronted with a devastating truth - her father was a malevolent man who would trade his wife for money and power. When Radhika protested, he consumed poison to instill fear in her but survived. Shantanu had saved Radhika from suicide, and they had tried to find Meghna for years after her father had abducted her.

Realizing her grave mistake, Meghna confesses to Aditi's parents that she aided her father's spirit in possessing Aditi. The family brings in a Hindu priest who reveals that Meghna's father had a pact with the exorcist - his spirit would gain power in exchange for his heart after death, enabling him to possess and kill Aditi.

With no other way to save Aditi, Meghna lights a sacred lamp (diya) in the temple and kills herself using the trident of Goddess Durga. Her spirit fights her father's in the spirit realm, ultimately sending him into the light. She meets her deceased boyfriend, who advises her to return to the living world. When Meghna regains consciousness, she finds herself in a hospital bed, surrounded by Radhika, Shantunu, and Aditi, symbolizing a fresh start.