Horror films in Bollywood are few and far in between but this decade most have worked at the box-office. Phoonk was RGV’s biggest success in a long time and ditto for Vikram Bhatt who was at an all time career low when 1920 released and did reasonably well, last year.
Raaz – The Mystery continues directed by Mohit Suri is not a sequel to Raaz, but a different story that belongs to the Raaz series. The comparisons are inevitable, as Raaz starring Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea is the biggest Bollywood hit ever in the horror genre.
So with expectations quite high, director Mohit Suri (Woh Lamhe, Zeher), Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman (son of Shekar Suman) promise to scare us with Raaz – The mystery continues. Do they succeed? Read the review..
For starters the story is filled with hair raising sequences, so if the horror genre is not something that you enjoy watching, give this a skip. The background music at times manages to scare the hell out of you. Movies like Phoonk and 1920 couldn’t scare me, but Raaz 2 at times did, especially some of the scenes involving Kangana! Talking of the scenes that cause quite a bit of Adrenaline Rush, there are two scenes that stand out. One at the New year party and the other involving Kangana, Emraan and the bulls!
Its one of those scripts which requires a director with skill and Mohit Suri has proved time and again that he is one of the most underrated directors in the industry. Apart from the last 30 mins of the film which isn’t very convincing, which is mainly due to flaws in the script, Mohit’s direction is top notch. Amongst the flaws, apart from the climax which doesn’t live upto expectations, the pace of Raaz 2 is quite slow.
The music like most Vishesh Films, is great. Soniyo is the best, followed by Tu Aaja Mere Maahi.
Performances are good. Adhyayan Suman on debut (by not taking the forgettable Haal-e-dil into consideration) is pretty good in the second half and has a good screen presence, huge scope for improvement though. But the film belongs to Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut. Both the seasoned actors are brilliantly expressive, a key to any good performance.
Overall, Raaz The Mystery Continues is a good horror film with good direction, fantastic performances and great music. Go with limited expectations and your sure to enjoy the film.
Rating: (Worth the price of your ticket.)
Other Notes – Raaz 2 or Raaz TMC should do well at the box-office as Chandni Chowk To China has had a big fall! The collections have completely crashed during the weekdays.
The review of Slumdog Millionaire will be up tomorrow. Do check back.
omg really goood and worth watching totally!!! LOVE YOU EMRAAAAAAAAN lolz saiet*
~aLiShAa~
nd omg my comment here is first yeaAAAAA lolz
leys hope raaz 2 is a lot better than CCTC.
Raaz 2 is a good movie to watch…It has all the credentials for the audience to enjoy….I always watch Emran hashmi movies just coz he has his own style, he will never someone and most importantly all songs will be good in all his movies…….say it Aashiq banaya aapne,zehar,The killer,Aawarapan, Jannat to name a few…..
Movie is worth watching….and this is the first movie i guess where he did not kissed a girl!!! ;)
go n watch….
Cant wait to see the movie raaz so excited
to only Syed,…
U r really rite, in every movie starring Emraan all songs r worth to listen,..almost every one except Jawani Diwani, but still ok.
This review as well as after reading in Rediff I m in eager to watch it for sure with my best friends…Thanxs Indicine for ur review.
Great movie friends.
it will surely scare u but the story of this film in last 15 minutes is not heart touching.
as usual emraan hashmi’s all songs r worth to listen.
overall it’s a nice paisa vasool movie.
i will give it 3 and 1/2 star out of 5.
I liked Raaz 1, and I will watch this one too in cinema.
Raj: Again a fake comment.. I didn’t post any comment trying to communicate with you recently.. the last comment under name (Fathiya) isn’t mine.. crazy ppl are doing it!
Indicine Team: Please try to find out who’s posting some comments under my name. Thanks
fathiya:by all of the comments you have posted i can tell you are a little miss missy miss that gets what ever they want i have been reading some of your comments and i know that you are exactly what i predicted.
fathiya:after i read what you posted for me on cc2c review i red that you called me an idiot so i want to get it strait with you. cc2c was better and deal with it
@fathiya…
CAn u pls get out of here stopping your stupid comments..? Dont u have any other business? U only like that stupid SRK Movies as a typical Hindi girl.Better dont waste others time ,so get the hell outa here…..
I agree with Priya and Linjo ………….Fathiya have crap mind…..Now she might complian to this site against me but no matter CCTC was a fun films
Indicine Team: The comment posted at 2.50am on this page is a fake one.. I didn’t post it, the last line says: (your are fit for CC2C type movies)
And Linjo, Priya, Sudeep: Don’t be very happy you young boys and girls of this new generation.. if u all will continue loving the worst of the worst movies which people would spit on them, such a trash like cc2c and only because Akshay Kumar is the hero of the movie.. then you’re ruining your bollywood for sure.. you ppl are like those who love the banana peal.. but don’t like the banana itself!
And why don’t u get out of this website, why don’t u stop posting and praising some crap movies just to encourage ppl watching it?! I won’t be surprised that you have been paid some money to do all this.. to promote for some kachra movies, just to win at the box office.
People out there: don’t believe these ppl and don’t waste your money watching a movie like cc2c.. you’d better save your money for a movie like Raaz2 or slumdog millionaire.. cc2c doesn’t deserve even 10 minutes of your timiing.. it’s not a fun at all.. it’s only a Tom & Jerry cartoon movie.
Fathiya,
you are saying to people not to waste money on movies like CC2C…its not a Fun at all.
& same time u r saying its only a Tom & jerry Cartoon movie…Dont u know how much Fun have in Tom & jerry. ha ha ha
1st make up ur mind what u want to comment exactly.
Regarding Raaz-2 :- Guys, very good movie. Worth watching in Theatre.
AJ: if u love the cartoon Tom & Jerry ( as Akshay Kumar does) therefore all his movies are inspired from Tom & Jerry catoons ( he mentioned this during an interview with him on NDTV, and I mentioned this under the movie review) others don’t enjoy cartoons.. cartoons are for kids.. and if your age is below 20, then no wonder why u love Tom & Jerry.. I used to love it too when I was very young but not anymore.
Ofcourse I’ve to advice ppl not to watch it, it’s not even worth to watch on a free dvd or online, if you don’t like some crap movies even if u get a free disk, you won’t watch it.. you’ll dump it in the trash.
And I’m saying what’s the truth and not lies!! the movie is bad.. the critics slammed it.. the distributers were crying.. the box office suffered.. and Akshay Kumar himself admitted that the movie is bad.. so how can u ppl say something opposite.. that it’s a good one?!!!!!!
Indicine Team: Will you please try to stop this crazy guy or a crazy woman who got nothing to do on this website except posting comments under my name?!! ( they already did with other guys.. I think with Ahsan Khan and someone and created for them some problems) They are posting comments to Raj, under my name, as they know that we don’t communicate now or reply to each other.. so this means that they’re some old members here ( I can’t accuse anyone.. I might be wrong in my accusation) and Raj too believed that I posted the above comment! therefore he’s saying again bad words.
The comment at 6:13am is a fake one too.. which says in the last line, in block letters: HOW DARE YOU USE MY NAME…..
Please delete it, thanks..
I haven’t seen this movie yet, but I don’t know if its going to be as good or not, from the trailers it doesn’t look as scary as the first raaz, and I have watched the first one, and it was really scary, and I’m not sure what this one is going to be like with emraan hashmi and kangana, I don’t like either of them much in terms of acting but still I’ll go and see, I’m sure it should be good for time pass. I’ll let you all know later.
Linjo thank you for your comment because all of the things you said were true and fathiya i know what you will say. you will say some crap like mind your own business and stuff
@fathiya
Oh Great fathiya… i didnt support cc2c .. And u said that ghajini will be big flop!! And what happened now its breaking all the collection records… U rthe one who supported the CRAP of the year RNBDJ.u dont know what a good movie is u will like it if tht stupid SRK is there…
@priya….
Cheers Buddy!.
hey indicine…gr8 review!!!eager 2 watch d film….
d same confusion prevails on dis page…hey indicine…fathiya surely is d coz of ur large earnings…for sure….irritating woman!!
Linjo: I said that Ghaajini will be a big flop?!When?! I can’t remember.. and under which page?!
Mini: What the hell?!! u post comments one or 2 times in a month only.. and your comments are always short.. 2 sentences.. and in these 2 sentences.. you hv to mention my name!!! am I bothering u this way?!! Write some useful comments, in some details about the movies u watch, express yr opinion i/o pointing at me everytime.. obviously u are unable to write anything!
wow linjo looks like that we are a team now and fathiya srk made like 20 flop movies and just because akshay’s director ruined the movie does not mean that it was his fault. and do not say anything about ghajini because in liss than 3 days ghajini sold over 600,000 copies. so ha and now that linjo and i are buddies now you will know how cc2c is better than rnbdj.
cheers to you to
linjo
i was talking to fathiya
oh man i had a comment posted and they took off part of it now all it says is i was talking to fathiya. oh well i know linjo feels the same way about fathiya
hey fathiya…..nw u will tell me wen n hw many times i shud access net….i work n hav othr useful thngs to do den fighting around wid ppl!!!
we do post our views here bt u havt contradict dem all!!!
And Mini.. more to add to my previous reply: I always ignore your comments.. but you’re the one who irritates as u continue mentioning my name thru your lines whenever u post yr 2 line of comments ( apparently that u r short in everything, as your name indicates it (mini) and not maxi!! mini in your senetences, in your thinking and maybe in yr size too!! Just explain it.. in which way am I irritating you?! I’m the one who has to complain about it and not you!! You ‘re the irritating girl who never leaves me alone!! Is this website your home and I didn’t know that?! Let me know if I didn’t?!
Okay i think Fathiya has started lieing also…U said that Ghajini is Kiddish and looks like a Cartoon,and will be a flop.Just read the previous Comments…U might not remember that as You are Writing essays praising some most stupid movies of decade like RBDJ.Okay Let me ask u one thing? Can u tell me 2 movies which u liked the most?Just to know..(Hope u wont say RBDJ and Om shanti Om) LOL!Okay then over to your comment about mini..I think two or 3 meaningful words are better than your stupid essays(No Logic at all)!
Hey linjo
Ket me nswer that question for you. Fathiya has already said some of the movies which she liked.
(Hey Fathiya I hope you don’t mind me answering for you).
She said she likes, Jodhaa Akabar, Fashion, Aamir, Fashion, and of course rbdj (as you know) And guess what she said she even liked Singh is Kinng. I’m not sure if she said she liked Slumdog Millionaire? or if she’s seen it.
Now all of you stop asking her the same question over and over again, and if you will see most of the above movies mentioned except for rnbj DON’T HAVE SHARUKH IN THEM. Fathiya appreciated quality movies NOT JUST THE ONES WITH SHARUKH IN THEM!!! Aren’t you all reading her posts properly or are you all just reading what your eyes want to read.
kiran why would you answer for her because it is her business and not yours. not to be mean or anything but how could you? just answer that.and spell your words right. linjo looks like they are in a team and we are too