Raaz (2002)

Original title

राज़

Directed by

Vikram Bhatt

Genre

horror film, romance film, thriller film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 31m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married couple goes to a hill station to fix their strained relationship. Strange events in their new home reveal a ghost with a hidden connection to the husband.

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What happens

Raaz (transl. Secret) is a 2002 Indian supernatural horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film stars Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu in lead roles, with Malini Sharma and Ashutosh Rana in supporting roles. In the Indian media, the film is widely regarded as a landmark in the history of Indian cinema and considered one of the best Hindi horror films. The film is an unofficial adaptation of the American film What Lies Beneath (2000). American entertainment publication Collider has termed it better than the original. The story follows Aditya (Dino) and Sanjana (Bipasha) retreat to Ooty to mend their broken marriage, but their new home harbors more than silence — a ghost with unfinished business. As the haunting deepens, Sanjana uncovers a chilling truth: the greatest threat may be the man she is trying to save. It was a major commercial and critical success emerging as second-highest-grossing film of the year 2002 being the most profitable venture and the first instalment in the Raaz series. Morea and Basu won a Zee Cine Award in the category of Dynamic Duo. The film earned a nomination for Best Film at the 48th Filmfare Awards. Nadeem-Shravan's music also earned them several Filmfare Award nominations. The film was shot in places across Ooty including The Lawrence School, Lovedale. The voices for the leading cast were dubbed by professional artists; Mona Ghosh Shetty dubbed for Basu, Namrata Sawhney dubbed for Sharma, and Bhatt himself dubbed for Morea. A spiritual sequel to the film was released on 23 January 2009, under the title Raaz: The Mystery Continues and the third installment of the series titled Raaz 3 was released in 3D on 7 September 2012. A fourth film, Raaz Reboot, was released on 16 September 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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