Raaz: The Mystery Continues
Raaz: The Mystery Continues | |
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Sony Pictures India[1] | |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹ 18 crore[2] |
Box office | ₹ 38.09 crore[3][2] |
Raaz: The Mystery Continues, shortened as RTMC, (English: Secret: The Mystery Continues) is 2009 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror film directed by Mohit Suri and starring Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut. 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 (kangna 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$5.7 million in 2023), the film earned ₹38.09 crore (equivalent to ₹96 crore or US$12 million in 2023) globally and emerged as a commercial success.
Plot
At night, an American named David Cooper visits the Kalindi Temple. He sees the priest of the temple in a horrific state – he had slit his body with a scythe and written 'Om' on his body. Horrified, David flees. The story shifts to model Nandita, who is in love with Yash, the director and host of a reality show "Andhvishwas," dealing with superstitions of ghosts. Yash and Nandita start living together and Nandita gets pregnant.
One evening, Nandita encounters Prithvi, an aspiring artist. Prithvi had made a sketch months earlier of a girl who is actually Nandita. He shows her a painting where she is lying with her wrist slit, and warns her of danger. Nandita accidentally slits her wrist after a ghostly attack in the bathroom and Prithvi saves her. Yash learns of her pregnancy and miscarriage at the hospital. He gets Prithvi arrested, though he is later released.
Meanwhile, David, the owner of a chemical plant, hangs himself after writing in Hindi the words "You are impure, you are rotten from inside" with his blood. Prithvi sees Nandita becoming possessed at her fashion show and attacking a spiritual guru. She says the same lines that David wrote. Yash has Nandita publicly apologise and declares that she has mental health problems.
After another possession, Nandita goes to Prithvi for help. He refuses, showing her a new painting in which she is hanging herself with the lines written behind her. At a party with Yash, Nandita is possessed again and starts bleeding. Prithvi spots her running from the party and follows her to a slum, where she tries to kill herself. He intervenes as Yash arrives.
Yash agrees to help Nandita on the condition she leaves Prithvi, but she decides to stay with Prithvi and visit Kalindi to find out the truth. Prithvi and Nandita spend the night in a guesthouse. Nandita is attacked by paranormal beings in a forest but Prithvi saves her. They arrive at Kalindi and meet the priest's wife, who tells them that her husband was evil and his death was not surprising, considering the crimes he had committed against innocent people. They visit the house of the police officer who investigated David's suicide but find him unstable; he commits suicide as well.
One night while travelling, they are attacked by animals. Nandita escapes the Jeep and finds a well in the trees. She jumps in and Prithvi follows her. Inside the well, she realises that it was Prithvi's father, Veer Pratap Singh, who was possessing her: he had discovered that the Kalindi chemical plant dumped its toxins into a lake where thousands gathered once a year to bathe in a sacred ritual. He lodged a complaint against David but was warned by the policeman and the priest against taking action. He merely replied, "You are impure, you are rotten from inside". Veer tried to tell the truth to everyone, but was killed by the goons of the priest. His body was dumped in the same well. His spirit returns for revenge; he killed David and the policeman and the priest who sided with David.
Prithvi is still confused why Nandita was used for this. They learn that Yash had the evidence of Veer's death, but sold it to David in return for sponsorship of his show. Nandita tries to escape with the evidence and Prithvi is stabbed by Yash; in the end, Veer's ghost kills Yash and heals Prithvi's wounds. Nandita and Prithvi are reunited.
Cast
- Emraan Hashmi as Prithvi Singh, an artist[8]
- Kangana Ranaut as Nandita Chopra, an aspiring model haunted by strange activities[8]
- Adhyayan Suman as Yash Dayal, Karishma's boyfriend who debunked supernatural and paranormal activities as superstitions[8]
- Jackie Shroff as Veer Pratap Singh, Prithvi's father, who tried to prevent the pollution of the Kalindi Lake by a chemical plant[8] (special appearance)
- Dinesh Lamba as a corrupt Police Inspector[8]
- Sandeep Sikand as the priest of the Kalindi Temple[8]
- Vicky Ahuja as the Guruji, who gets attacked by Nandita possessed by the spirit[8]
- J. Brandon Hill as David Cooper, owner of Kalindi Chemical Plant[8]
Production
Development
Screenwriter
Also it was distributed through Sony BMG banner, however the prequel Raaz (2002) was distributed by Tips Industries.
Casting
Originally it was thought that
Filming
Filming took place in
Indian television and film actor Sushant Singh Rajput of Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil and Pavitra Rishta fame assisted director Mohit Suri during the making of the movie.
Promotion
A 1:39 min teaser trailer for the movie was released by Emraan Hashmi on November along with the movie Fashion.
Sony BMG partnered with social networking site "Ibibo" to launch a web application for the movie. The RTMC application allowed Ibibo.com members to take part in a movie making contest whose winners got a chance to spend a day with Mohit Suri, director of Raaz, and got to learn the art of film making from him. Ashish Kashyap, CEO, Ibibo.com, said, "The Raaz – The Mystery Continues application on Ibibo.com reiterates our core value proposition to recognize talent and enable users to self express and engage with latest Bollywood content. This is a perfect example of a Bollywood movie promotion leveraging the power of social media on Ibibo.com."[26]
The full theatrical trailer of the movie was released with movies like Ghajini and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. There was some tension in the Bhatt camp regarding the promotion as lead pairs Kangana Ranaut Twins and Emraan Hashmi were unavailable for it and burden of promotion was left with newcomer Adhyayan Suman.[27] However, the cast, including actors Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut, later appeared for the promotion of the movie at Bangalore.[28]
Release
The film released on 23 January, all over India.[29] The movie was released with 70 prints overseas.[30] The movie has been given a huge release. It is the biggest release ever of Emraan Hashmi beating the 525+ theatre release of Jannat by a huge margin. In India, the movie has been released on nearly 900 cinemas with 475 digital screens including 435 UFOs and around 400 other cinemas. The film is also the biggest release ever for Vishesh films. The distributors of the film, Sony Pictures had some issues with the multiplexes but were resolved in time for the film to have clean release on 23rd.[31] The UK release of the movie is handled by Tip Top Entertainment.[32]
Critical reception
Early reception for the movie was mostly mixed. The
Box office
The film, upon its release on 23 January 2009, had a good response at the box office. According to Box Office India, the movie got the biggest weekend collections within January, grossing over ₹ 119 million[2] in the first three days of its release, ahead of some of the other releases in January so far like Slumdog Millionaire which managed to have grossed Rs 8–90 million. The movie is being played in the maximum shows across most multiplexes and recorded nearly 80 per cent collections in the first three days of its release.[37] It opened to good response in single cinemas across the country on Friday with over 70–75% collections. In the multiplexes the opening was in the range of 65–70%. The film grossed around 47.5 million net collections on day one.[38] At the end of the first week the movie grossed over ₹ 300 million at the box office, making it the highest grossing horror film in India. Trade Analysts have attributed the success of the film to a combination of three factors – a strong product from Vishesh Films, excellent marketing from Sony BMG and a very strong word of mouth.[39] Raaz 2 grossed ₹345.0 million (US$4.3 million) at the end of theatrical run in India and it is declared a Semi Hit.[3]
However, in the UK the movie did mediocre business, debuting at number 25 and collecting £27,710 [approx. Rs. 1873,000] on 17 screens, with the per screen average working out to £1,630.[40]
Music
Raaz: The Mystery Continues | ||||
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Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 37:58 | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
Producer | Mahesh Bhatt | |||
Raju Singh chronology | ||||
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The music of this movie is released by Sony BMG. The first music video,
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Oneindia.in | link |
NDTV Music | [35] |
ThaIndian | link |
The music received positive reviews and tracks like "
One India gave a positive review saying "The music of Raaz – TMC indeed impresses, the soundtrack here is yet another good addition to the enviable music catalogue of the Bhatts and Emraan would certainly have some more chartbusters to add to his name. As for the last question i.e. whether Raaz – TMC matches up to Nadeem-Shravan's
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Raaz The Mystery Continues was composed by
Track List | Song | Singer(s) | Music Director | Duration |
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1 | "Maahi" | Zubeen Garg & Toshi Sabri | Shaarib-Toshi | 5:29 |
2 | "Soniyo" | Sonu Nigam, Neeraj Shridhar, Zubeen Garg & Shreya Ghoshal | Raju Singh | 5:28 |
3 | "O Jaana" | K.K. | Raju Singh | 4:30 |
4 | "Kaisa Yeh Raaz Hai" | K.K. | Pranay M Rijia | 6:17 |
5 | "Banda Re" | Krishna Beura |
Gourov Dasgupta | 5:05 |
6 | "Soniyo" (From The Heart) | Krishna Beura | Raju Singh | 5:33 |
7 | "Maahi" (Rock With me) | Toshi Sabri | Shaarib-Toshi | 4:45 |
8 | "O Jaana" (Dance With Me) | K.K. | Raju Singh | 3:59 |
Sequel and reboot
With Raaz TMC getting an encouraging opening, a third instalment of the series,
A fourth film,
Accolades
Award Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref.(s) |
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2nd Mirchi Music Awards | Best Background Score | Raju Singh | Won | [45] |
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