Raaz 3

"When Desires Turn Evil"

2012 2h 19m HI

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5.0

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★5.0TMDB · 46

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Synopsis

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When an ingénue's sudden popularity threatens to shove her out of the spotlight, a movie star uses black magic in an attempt to derail her career.

“When Desires Turn Evil”

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Cast

Bipasha Basu
Shanaya Shekhar
Emraan Hashmi
Aditya Arora
Esha Gupta
Sanjana Krishna
Manish Chaudhary
Tara Dutt
Mohan Kapur
Doctor
Jagat Rawat
Tantrik

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vikram Bhatt
Writers: Shagufta Rafique
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Raaz Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vikram Bhatt, shot by Pravin Bhatt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rashid Khan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kuldip K. Mehan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bipasha Basu and Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vikram Bhatt directs. Pravin Bhatt behind the camera. Rashid Khan scores. Kuldip K. Mehan cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.
3Released 14 years ago.
4Part of the "Raaz Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Vikram Bhatt, shot by Pravin Bhatt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Rashid Khan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Kuldip K. Mehan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Bipasha Basu and Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "When Desires Turn Evil".
10IMDB entry: tt2140315 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Pravin Bhatt
Original score: Rashid Khan
Editing: Kuldip K. Mehan
Production design: Rajat Poddar
Costume design: Rick Roy
VFX supervisor: K.V. Sanjit
Sound: Hitendra Ghosh
Stunt coordinator: Abbas Ali Moghul
Runtime: 139 min · 2h 19m
Status: Released
Budget: $3,600,000
Box office: $14,000,000
Return: 389% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): A
IMDB: Raaz 3 (2012)

Part of

Raaz Collection

Raaz is an Indian horror film series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt under the banner of Vishesh Films. The first, third and fourth films were directed by Vikram Bhatt, released in 2002, 2012 and 2016 respectively, and the second film was directed by Mohit Suri released in 2009.