Film: Raaz- The Mystery Continues

Banner: Vishesh Films, Sony BMG

Producer: Mukesh Bhatt

Director: Mohit Suri

Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Adhyayan Suman, Emraan Hashmi, Jackie Shroff

Rating: 2/5

Raaz The Mystery Continues is more of a thriller flick than being a horror film. Normally you end up laughing your guts out at the so called Indian horror films. That is not because they are bad but because over and over again you end up seeing the same thing; basically they are very predictable.

This film is pretty much the same, the only difference is that the first hour and half there isn't that much attempts at scaring.

The film starts off with Nandita (Kangana Ranaut) a supermodel of sorts and her lover boy Yash (Adhyayan Suman) who is the host of a supernatural television serial. For a little less than an hour all you see is their love blossom.

A few love scenes later you see a hysterical Nandita who seems troubled with weird incidents happening to her, from her wrist getting cut to being drowned. So here enters Prithvi (Emraan Hashmi) who manages to see her troubles and draw them before they happen to her. With initial hesitation she eventually seeks him for help.

Then begins the journey of zeroing on the haunting, the haunted and getting behind it all. At the crux of it all there is deceit, love and a rather good hearted ghost.

RTMC is well crafted no doubt and kudos to Suri for that. The truth is that the film relies on the craftsmanship of Suri and the crew rather than having a strong story to tell. There simply isn't a strong enough tale to tell beneath it all.

The film is here there and everywhere, from a troublesome ghost to absurd suicides to eventually finding reason in some pesticide plant. The film tries to find reason but as a viewer there just isn't a strong one you want to go with. You sit through the film and and laugh when the climax unfolds.

Like all horror films, this too makes use of closed spaces, music, screeching sounds and the quintessential ghost to bring about a spooky feel. The sad thing is it's just not scary. The scare comes in towards the end of the film and so...