Aayee Milan Ki Raat

In Aayee Milan Ki Raat a tantric sorcerer transforms two lovers into snakes, one at sunset and the other at sunrise. Separated by time and circumstance, Suraj and Kiran live with fragmented memories and an increasing sense that something invisible keeps them apart. Surrounding them are figures whose loyalties are unclear, from a mysterious ascetic to a Thakur, and each has a role in the events that bind the couple. Anupam Kher's enigmatic ascetic, Paresh Rawal's Yogiraj and the Thakur complicate the mystery, blurring the line between salvation and manipulation as the lovers try to reunite. The film tracks their attempts to uncover the truth, the costs of superstition, and how love survives when human lives overlap with the supernatural.

Released in 1991, this Hindi fantasy stars Avinash Wadhawan, Shaheen, Anupam Kher, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Paresh Rawal, combining Bollywood melodrama with serpent folklore, song and dance sequences, and the era's practical special effects.

There are no records of major awards or notable nominations for this film, and it did not feature in prominent Indian award listings. It has remained a modest genre entry, mostly remembered by viewers interested in supernatural melodramas and late night television broadcasts and occasional DVD compilations in niche circles.

The movie taps into India's longstanding fascination with ichchadhari nagin mythology and sits among several early 1990s films that mixed romance with occult themes. While it never achieved cult status, its themes, visual motifs and melodramatic set pieces echoed in later television serials and genre films across rural audiences.

Critical response to Aayee Milan Ki Raat was limited and mainstream reviews are sparse, but the film foregrounds themes of identity, fate, superstition and the moral costs of revenge. Performances by Anupam Kher and Paresh Rawal add texture to otherwise melodramatic plotting, and the soundtrack reinforces the mood.