| Raaz | |
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| Directed by | Vikram Bhatt |
| Written by | Mahesh Bhatt Girish Dhamija |
| Screenplay by | Mahesh Bhatt Girish Dhamija |
| Produced by | Mukesh Bhatt Kumar S. Taurani Ramesh S. Taurani |
| Starring | Dino Morea Bipasha Basu Malini Sharma Ashutosh Rana |
| Narrated by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
| Edited by | Amit Saxena |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Tips Industries |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹5 crore INR |
| Box office | ₹36 Crore INR[1] |
Raaz (transl. Secret) is a 2002 Indian supernatural horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film stars Dino Morea, Bipasha Basu in the lead along with Malini Sharma. Aditya and Sanjana as a couple who have moved to Ooty to save their failing marriage. However, what they find in their new home is more than they expected when a ghost starts haunting the place. The wife, Sanjana, suddenly finds that her husband is part of the ghostly conspiracy, which she must fix to escape.[2] The film is an unofficial adaptation of the American film What Lies Beneath (2000).[3][4]
It was the second-highest-grossing film of the year 2002 being the most profitable venture and the first instalment in the Raaz. Basu's performance was highly praised and earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 48th Filmfare Awards. Nadeem-Shravan's music also earned them several Filmfare Award nominations. American entertainment publication Collider has considered it better than the original.[5]
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, while Bhatt himself dubbed for Morea.[6][7]
A spiritual sequel to the film was released on 23 January 2009, under the title of 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.
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- ^ "Raaz". ApunKaChoice.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "When Vikram Bhatt's 2002 Film Raaz Surprised Many Big Stars In Box Office". News18. 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Dino Morea on Raaz clocking 20 years: The off screen romance with Bipasha helped us on screen". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
While Morea says it wasn't an official remake, there were references that were taken from the Robert Zemeckis directed Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer starrer.
- ^ "7 Bollywood Remakes That Are Better Than The Original Movie". Collider. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "What's the raaz behind Bipasha's voice?". Rediff.com.
- ^ "BBC - Shropshire - Movies - Raaz". BBC.