Raaz - The Mystery Continues

RAAZ NEW REVIEW

The Bipasha Basu starrer Raaz did blockbuster business more than half a decade ago. Vikram Bhatt was the captain of the ship back then, its Mohit Suri now for Raaz - The mystery continues. Emraan Hashmi and the talented Kangana Ranaut star alongside Shekar Suman's son Adhyayan who made his debut last year in Haal-e-dil.

A brooding artist Prithvi (Emraan), experiences mysterious & distressing visions about Nandita (Kangana), a woman he has never met, while he paints on canvas. Intrigued by these visions, Prithvi tracks her down and warns her that these are not merely paintings of her, but accidents that are waiting to happen! At first, Nandita refuses to believe him and dismisses him as an eccentric stalker. However, the striking resemblance between Prithvi's paintings and the near - death incidents in her life is hard to ignore. Haunted by a series of deathly and paranormal experiences, her reason crumbles in the face of fear.

Now, one of Prithvi's paintings has revealed her as dead! The only way she can change her fate, is to unravel this mystery with his help, at the risk of alienating herself from her boyfriend, Yash, who is a rational and logical man. But he refuses to believe in Prithvi's premonitions. Will Nandita risk her love and her life to unravel this mystery? Is there no escape at all?

The script of Raaz - The Mystery continues is solid and very interesting but not without flaws. The execution by Mohit Suri is good, ensuring the audience doesn't loose interest. You always guess as to what could happen next. The background score and the thrilling visuals enhance the scare quotient, vital for a movie like Raaz. Add to it the beautiful music (Soniyo, Maahi) and fabulous performances; the result - Raaz - The Mystery continues is by far one of the best Horror flicks from Bollywood in a long time.

The pace of the film in the first half is slow as the main characters take up the entire first half to develop, but the pace increases considerably in the second with the introduction of several new characters. The character of Kangana works and manages to evoke weird kind of feelings; you damn sure would be holding your breath as her character screams its way through. To Kangana's credit apart from the skin show which is by now a trademark of most of her movies, she has delivered a very convincing performance.

Emraan Hashmi has slowly converted himself into a very dependable actor, performance wise. He also manages to get most of the expressions right. Adhyayan Suman is decent, he needs to work a bit on his expressions and dialogue delivery, which sucked throughout! Again to his credit he showed signs of improvement in the second half. The rest are okay.

To sum up, director Mohit Suri and his team live up to expectations. If you want to get scared, feel the thrill and enjoy the suspense, Don't miss Raaz.


'Raaz - The Mystery Continues'

Release Date 23 january, 2009.

MAKERS INSIST IT'S NOT A SEQUEL TO 'RAAZ'

StarCast :-Emraan Hashmi,Kangana Ranaut,Adhayan Suman

'Raaz - The Mystery Continues'

A painter has haunting premonitions about a girl he’s never met. A girl whose hidden insecurities come to surface when she is faced with a deadly truth.

And a lover who won’t let go of the woman he loves. A mysterious story unravels among these three characters in Raaz - The Mystery Continues .

The movie, a Vishesh Films presentation, is not a sequel to Raaz but an entirely new suspense thriller directed by Mohit Suri .

Emraan Hashmi as Prithvi

A silent brooding artist who expresses all his feelings through what he paints. He has a unique gift that goes beyond his talent as a painter. H

e can see future. And now he sees Nandita’s future – fearsome and deadly. Can he save her soul?

Kangana Ranaut as Nandita

She is a young, accomplished and independent model. She has found her life in Yash. Behind her self-confident façade lies a woman vulnerable to fear and insecurities. She is about to witness a terrifying struggle for survival. What will survive – she or her fear?

Adhyayan as Yash

Yash is a charismatic and extremely ambitious man. A documentary filmmaker, he aims at dispelling and debunking religious superstitions and paranormal beliefs. His strong commitment to rationality and logic sometimes results in him challenging and taking a stand against existing age-old traditions and myths.

And yet when Nandita, who is closest to his heart, claims to be traumatized b

y supernatural occurrences, will his belief still hold true?

Synopsis:

A brooding artist Prithvi (Emraan) experiences mysterious and distressing visions about Nandita (Kangana), a woman he has never met, which he paints on a canvas. Intrigued by these visions, Prithvi tracks her down and warns her that these are not merely paintings of her, but accidents waiting to happen.

At first Nandita refuses to believe him and dismisses him as an eccentric stalker. However, the striking resemblance between Prithvi’s paintings and the near-death incidents in her life is hard to ignore.

Haunted by a series of deadly and paranormal experiences, her reason crumbles in the face of fear.

Now, one of Prithvi’s paintings has revealed her as dead. The only way she can change her fate is to unravel this mystery with his help, at the risk of alienating herself from her boyfriend, Yash (Adhyayan), a rational and logical man who refuses to believe in Prithvi’s premonitions.

Will Natasha risk her love and her life to unravel this mystery? Is there no escape? Are some mysteries better left unsolved, some secrets left uncovered, and some questions left unanswered?

‘Raaz – The Mystery Continues’ is produced by Mukesh Bhatt . The film is set to hit the theatres on January 23, 2009.