It’s a film of Mohit Suri’s intelligence. In a brilliantly executed shot, Kangana casually looks for some pills in her envelop, while her image in the mirror is standing motionless.

Raaz-The Mystery Continues is packed with several such spooky moments – some work, some don’t. Bhatt camps’ sequel to the surprise 2001 hit Raaz has no relation whatsoever to the Bipasha Basu-Dino Morea film. Except that both movies are fundamentally murder mysteries with some edge-of-the-seat moments.

Yash (Adhyayan) and Nandita (Kangana) is a couple deeply in love. While Yash is heads a successful reality show on TV called Andhavishwas which exposes superstitious beliefs in India, Nandita is a successful model. One evening Nandita realizes that a stranger (Emraan) is following her. The stranger then manages to encounter her in her building lift. He introduces himself as Prithvi and shows her the paintings he has drawn of her. What has him intrigued is that though he had never seen her before, he has drawn her many portraits including one which shows her lying in a pool of blood. He tries to caution her about something evil about to happen to her soon but she ignores him. But from then on, strange things start happen in her life as if she has been possessed by an evil spirit. What twists and turns follow next form the rest of the film?

Much like comedy, watching a horror film also requires some suspension of disbelief. Raaz -The Mystery Continues is a clever combination of superstition, mythology with social maladies and religious politics. The plot flows like a thriller - filled with enough twists and turns to keep you busy. The makers have clearly kept a mass audience in mind. This emotional link is handled competently in the climax which may not be as scary as expected but certainly not funny either.

There’s also a split second full-bodied nude shot of Kangana when she is thrown out of the bath tub. But it is executed with utmost aesthetic value.

Full marks to Mohit Suri for making that one brilliantly executed horror thriller which can easily put on par with Hollywood’s best in terms of plot, setting, technique and acting. Though the initial few minutes appear dragging with a sluggish pace, the movie takes your grip, once Kangana gets possessed. There are enough twists and turns plotted at just the right moment to give you shocks. The suspense too is well maintained right till the climax. Generally Bollywood horror movies tend to have lengthy and at times unconvincing flashbacks to support the happenings but thankfully in here the flashback is not only efficiently shot but is also right in length and very realistic. The camerawork by Ravi Walia deserves special mention especially for night shots which are abundantly in the movie. He has succeeded in creating the right creepy atmosphere. The song are well placed too and luckily few.


Mohit has gone right in the casting as well. Emraan is just great for the part and his expressions speak a lot. It is not the same Emraan you have been seeing till now. Kangana enacts her part well and succeeds in getting your sympathy. Adhyayan shows amazing improvement as an actor from his debut movie.


The movie is a definite must watch. It delivers more than it promises. Not only it is way far better than the first Raaz, it is that one good horror movie, that Hindi horror movie fans have been deprived for a long time now since Bhoot. Go for it and be prepared to be spooked. It will definitely engross you. It is worth full to see in theatre.