Tulsi Ramsay (1944-2018) was an Indian director known for making several horror films in the 80s and 90s. He is considered a pioneer of the horror genre in Bollywood.
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Tulsi Ramsay was born on Tuesday 29 July 1941 (age 77 at death) in Karachi, Sindh, British India. Tulsi Ramzi’s family has its roots in Karachi. After the partition of India, the family moved to Bombay (now Mumbai).
Physical appearance
Hair color: brown
Eye color: brown
family
Tulsi Ramsay belonged to a Sindhi-Hindu family in Karachi.
parents and siblings
His father, Fatechand Uttamchand (FU) Ramsay (deceased), was a radio engineer; However, he turned to selling textiles to support his large family of seven sons and two daughters. Tulsi was one of the famous seven brothers from Ramsay and had two sisters. The six brothers are Kumar Ramsay (senior), Shyam Ramsay, Keshu Ramsay, Arjun Ramsay, Gangu Ramsay and Kiran Ramsay. His sisters names are Asha and Kamla.
The Ramsay family – (standing from left to right) – Arjun, Kiran, Kumar, Gangu, Keshu; (seated left to right) Tulsi, Fu and Shyam Ramsay
wife and children
Tulsi Ramsay was married to Aarti (Kanta) Ramsay, daughter of Major Gupta. His son’s name is Deepak.
Tulsi Ramsay’s son, Deepak Ramsay
religion
Tulsi Ramsay followed Hinduism.
Career
Director
movie
In 1972, Tulsi Ramsay made her directorial debut with the horror film Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche.
Movie Poster “Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche” (1972)
He directed many Bollywood horror films including ‘Andhera’ (1975), ‘Darwaza’ (1978), ‘Hotel’ (1981), ‘Veerana’ (1988), ‘Purani Haveli’ (1989), ‘Bandh Darwaza’ (1990) and many more.
Poster of Ramsay’s Veerana (1988)
“Band Darwaza” poster (1990)
television
In 1993, Tulsi Ramsey directed the horror TV series “Zay’s Horror Show” and made her debut as a TV series director.
TV series “The Zee Horror Show” (1993) poster
Producer
movie
Tulsi Ramsay made her debut as a producer in 1985 with the film ‘3D Saamri’. He has produced many other horror films like ‘Tahkhana’ (1986), ‘Bandh Darwaza’ (1990) and ‘Aatma’ (2006).
Poster of the movie “Takhkhana” (1986).
Aatma (2006) movie poster
television
Tulsi Ramsay created the supernatural drama television series Naagin in 1998.
TV series “Nagin” poster (1998)
production designer
Tulsi Ramsay also served as production designer. He first worked as a producer in the film Purana Mandir (1984). He worked as a producer in two more films – “Na-Insaafi” (1989) and “Bandh Darwaza” (1990).
Purana Mandir movie poster (1984)
writer
According to some sources, Tulsi Ramsay wrote the story for the film Inspector Dhanush (1991).
“Inspector Dhanush” poster (1991)
death
On December 14, 2018, Tulsi Kumar passed away at her home. According to reports, Tulsi Ramsay was admitted to Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai as she developed chest pain and suffered a heart attack. He died after returning home.
Facts/Trivia
- According to sources, Ramsay’s real surname was Ramsinganis, shortened to “Ramsay”.
- According to reports, the Ramsay family lived together at their residence on Lamington Road in Mumbai. The ground floor of the building consisted of a production office, Ramsay Films, and the family previously lived on the two floors above.
Ramsay’s residence on Lamington Road in Mumbai
- According to Tusli Ramzi’s niece Alisha Kirpalan, Tulsi and Shyam made their first picture in 1971, which was a Sindhi horror film, Naqli Shaan.
- According to reports, Tulsi Ramsey and the team accidentally found her dead underground while shooting for the film ‘Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche’ in 1971. He revealed that he once experienced the presence of a spirit because he heard someone’s heavy breathing and footsteps at 2:30 in the morning; However, he ran to a family hotel one kilometer away from the filming location and realized that the sound of breathing and footsteps were only his.
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