Red Rose

Red Rose

Year: 1980

Runtime: 125 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Bharathiraja

CrimeThrillerRomance

Anand, a wealthy Bombay businessman who runs Export India, lives in a palatial home with his ex‑convict father. While shopping at Roopsagar, he meets clerk Sharda, falls in love, proposes, and they marry civilly. Sharda moves in, builds a Devi Maa Durga shrine, but soon discovers a deadly secret from Anand’s past that threatens their life together.

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Anand's Mansion, Garden/Graveyard behind the Mansion

The action primarily unfolds inside a sprawling mansion whose opulence hides a deep moral rot. A secluded garden behind the mansion contains the graves of Anand's victims, marked by a solitary rosebush. The mansion's labyrinthine rooms and shadowy corridors become the stage for surveillance, manipulation, and confrontation.

🏰 Mansion 🌑 Dark secrets 🪦 Hidden graves

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Main Characters – Red Rose (1980)

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Anand (Rajesh Khanna)

A successful businessman who hides a dark, predatory streak. He seduces and murders young women, keeping recordings as trophies for his corrupt mentor. After being jailed, he loses his drive and becomes mentally diminished, repeating Sharda's name as his memories fade.

💼 Corrupt power 😈 Predatory 🧭 Secret 📽️ Voyeurism

Sharda (Poonam Dhillon)

An undergarments salesgirl who offers a glimpse of moral strength. Conservative and principled, she challenges Anand's advances and insists on marriage before intimacy. She discovers Anand's dark past, confronts danger, and becomes the pivotal witness that triggers the final chase.

💖 Romantic 🛡️ Moral compass

Anand's Foster Father (Satyendra Kapoor)

A deranged mentor who orchestrates or enables the crimes from his private corner of the mansion. He watches the killings from a distance, sharing a disillusioned hatred of women as he guides his son’s violence.

🧭 Mentor 🕵️‍♂️ Observer

Inspector Bhushan (Roopesh Kumar)

The police investigator who pursues the case to its graveyard climax. He serves as the force that ultimately brings Anand to justice and confronts the murderous aspect of wealth and power.

👮 Officer 🕯️ Justice

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Major Themes – Red Rose (1980)

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🗝️ Power & Predation

Wealth and status enable a predator to manipulate and destroy lives. The film exposes how a successful businessman uses charm and control to prey on young women, while a father-mentor watches and guides the crime from the shadows. The diary on the wall and the video-recorded acts reveal a pattern of exploitation that transcends one act of violence.

👁️ Surveillance

Exposure and control hinge on watching and recording the crimes. The adoptive father isolates himself to monitor his son's brutal acts, turning the mansion into a private theater of fear. The constant gaze creates a chilling dynamic where victims are minimized and perpetrators are insulated by secrecy.

⚖️ Consequences

After capture, Anand's power erodes and his mind deteriorates, erasing his murderous impulses. He ends up mentally retarded and loses his bloodthirst, his only anchor being the memory of Sharda. The law closes in, but the punishment is as much psychological as it is judicial.

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