Raaz: The Mystery Continues

Raaz: The Mystery Continues
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMohit Suri
Written byShagufta Rafique
Story byMohit Suri
Produced byMahesh Bhatt
StarringEmraan Hashmi
Kangana Ranaut
CinematographyRavi Walia
Edited byDeven Murudeshwar
Music bySongs:
Raju Singh
Shaarib-Toshi
Gourov Dasgupta
Pranay.M.Rijia
Background Score:
Raju Singh
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures India[1]
Release date
  • 23 January 2009 (2009-01-23)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹ 18 crore[2]
Box office₹ 38.09 crore[3][2]

Raaz: The Mystery Continues, shortened as RTMC or Raaz 2, (English: Secret: The Mystery Continues) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror film directed by Mohit Suri. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman while Jackie Shroff appears in a special appearance. The film is the second installment in the Raaz series, but the story-line is not a direct sequel to the 2002 film Raaz.[4][5][6] The film deals with issues of the ghosts which are allegedly prevalent in India and the world around us. The film attempts to challenge one's beliefs about paranormal phenomena. Emraan Hashmi plays a painter, named Prithvi, who has an extraordinary gift, the ability to paint the future. His paintings tell Nandita's (Kangana Ranaut) future.[7]

The film opened to theaters on 23 January 2009. It received generally mixed reviews, with praise for performances and music, but criticism for its pacing. Made on a budget of ₹18 crore (equivalent to ₹45 crore or US$5.4 million in 2023), the film earned ₹38.09 crore (equivalent to ₹96 crore or US$11 million in 2023) globally and emerged as a commercial success.[2] A third installment in the Raaz series was released in 2013 with Emraan Hashmi in the lead. It was first in a series of quasi-sequels released under the Bhatt Banner including Murder 2, Jannat 2, Jism 2, Raaz 3D and 1920: Evil Returns, each of which had nothing to do with their respective prequels, but somehow fell in the same genre following a similar story.

  1. ^ ""Raaz-The Mystery Continues" is piping hot!". 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Raaz - The Mystery Continues - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference gross was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Raaz-The Mystery Continues is not a sequel Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback MachineRediff.com
  5. ^ Now 'Raaz 2' with Emraan Hashmi Archived 14 December 2013 at the Wayback MachineBollywood Hungama Retrieved on 16 May 2008
  6. ^ Sequel to Raaz will not have the original cast Archived 14 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 17 January 2007
  7. ^ "Raaz-the Mystery Continues plotline". Kerala Online. 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2009.