It is made of wooden blocks and Bhardwaj has hand painted a different
djinn on each face.
A child, Indelbed, whose mother was a djinni, whose drunken father is something else, and whose heritage those in
djinn power find too dangerous not to repress.
The defendant, for his part, denied the murder charge against him and told the judge that he had received a "message from a
djinn" to kill his father.
It is based on the premise that the ancient
Djinn Lord is attempting to return to the world of Aravia after several millennia, at a time when his legend has been long forgotten.
He told court the
djinn took on the shapes of relatives, animals and "a devil"- even leaving "finger marks" around his neck - and goaded him to kill himself.
The friend also told the anxious mother that the possessive
djinn would not let her daughter marry another man and was thwarting all potential suitors.
A mother claims she was conned into handing over Dhs4 million to a woman who promised to get a sorceress to exorcise a
djinn from her unmarried daughter.
A few years later, another little boy, Colby, is lured from his home by a
djinn who promises wishes.
"Time to sleep, the
djinn is near, But good girl, you mustn't fear, If he knows you know he's here, Then, my love, you might disappear."
Abu Dhabi-based Image Nation has announced that its supernatural film
Djinn has set the record for the best performing Emirati film in the opening weekend, with box office takings breaking the Dh1 million ($272,200) barrier.
Inflation in Armenia is unpredictable and resembles a
Djinn released from a magic lamp, Bagrat Asatryan, ex-