Raaz (2002 film)
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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 Hollywood film What Lies Beneath (2000).[3]
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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 |
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Distributed by | Tips Industries |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹5 crore INR |
Box office | ₹36 Crore INR[1] |
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.
The film was shot in places across Ooty including The Lawrence School, Lovedale.
A 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 on 7 September 2012. A fourth film, Raaz Reboot, was released on 16 September 2016.