As Shanaya, Basu, no stranger to villainous roles, seems to relish the opportunity to get as bad as she can get, and here, she uses her husky voice and feline grace to great effect. ‘Raaz 3’ is a horror flick which speaks about the ups and downs of a successful actress and how she adopted black magic to regain her lost glory. If there is a reason to see this film at all, it’s to bask in the glow of Bipasha Basu.īasu was born fabulous - and in this film, she rocks it with fierce black eyeliner, three-inch red-and-orange nails, and a famously toned body which she shows off in some memorable dance numbers (her exercise videos are understandably hot sellers in India). The swarthy Hashmi, the nephew of Raaz 3’s producer Mahesh Bhatt, does a forgettable job while Gupta, a former Femina Miss India, conveys an innocent charm.
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The script ( Sagufta Rafique) has a few good lines, and the story keeps the viewer’s interest, though the film drags at well over two hours. Plot Summary: Set against the backdrop of the glitz, lights, glamour and back-stabbing cruelty of the entertainment world, a fading movie diva Shanaya. Bhatt has made a number of scary movies, but here he doesn’t offer much that’s new or original, relying instead on a blaring soundtrack and standard-issue fright elements such as a crazed clown, buckets of blood and a maggoty corpse on the loose. This makes Shanaya so furious that she raises the stakes, and all three become caught in a bloody supernatural battle in the zone between life and death.Īlthough the film is the third in Vishesh Films’ hit Raaz series, and Basu also starred in the first film, it’s not a sequel in the strict sense. But as Aditya becomes closer to Sanjana, he comes to realize that she doesn’t deserve the pain that Shanaya is trying to inflict on her and turns on Shanaya to protect her. Shanaya’s sadness turns to rage she tracks down a black magician who makes a potion that will make Sanjana suffer, and enlists Aditya to give it to her. Complicating matters is the fact that the two women are half-sisters, and that they competed for the love of their father while growing up. But when Shanaya is passed over for an industry award in favor of ingénue Sanjana (Gupta), the older actress is cut to the core. 'Raaz 3 is a cocktail of three true stories. Producer Mahesh Bhatt describes 'Raaz 3' as a mix of three real-life stories of actress Bipasha Basu, director Vikram Bhatt and writer Shagufta Rafique. Shanaya (Basu) has it all: a hot movie career and a devoted boyfriend who happens to be a movie director, Aditya ( Emraan Hashmi). 'Raaz 3', also starring Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta, is scheduled to be released on September 7. Like most of Vishesh’s other recent titles, this film, which was shot in 3D, has been released on a limited number of screens outside of India (this review is based on the 2D version).