We managed to catch Emraan Hashmi at the exclusive show of Raaz - The Mystery Continues at a Mumbai Multiplex. He looked visibly excited at the response his film has generated across the nation. He appeared very confident about  the film as he felt that this film is a different type of horror film which would be definitely liked by the audience.

When we asked Emraan about the failure of most of the horror films he said, “Horror films have never got the status like the romantic and family drama films but I was very sure that this film though being a horror film will do well on the box office and that is what happened. This film is released with 1000 prints all over India and is the biggest hit of 2009.”

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The team behind Raaz - The Mystery Continues have often clarified that it’s not a sequel to RAAZ, one of the most interesting cinematic experiences, besides being the biggest Hit of that year. Yet, you cannot but draw parallels with the first film of the franchise.

Horror as a genre hasn’t been tapped to the optimum in India. We’ve witnessed spooky fares in the past and some of them have succeeded in making you break into a cold sweat (BHOOT stands tall in this list). Last year’s PHOONK and 1920 were scary movies as well.

There’s tremendous curiosity to watch Raaz - The Mystery Continues, but does it scare the living daylights out of you? Fortunately, yes!

The story (Mohit Suri) is absorbing and Mohit treats the subject like a veteran, as if he knows the genre very well. There’re moments that make your heart beat faster, you watch the events with eyes and jaws wide open. 

Sure, there’re blemishes as well, but they don’t overpower the plusses or make you change your opinion about the film. While the beginning and the middle of the film is engrossing, it’s the end that could’ve been better thought of. 

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Starring: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Ranvir Shorey, Mithun Chakravorthy and Gordon Liu
Direction: Nikhil Advani
Rating: **1/2 

A small village in China is terrorized by one cruel gang lord, Hojo (Gordon). Fed up of his tyrannies, the hapless villagers consult an astrologer who tells them that China’s most famous ancient warrior Liu Sheng has re-incarnated and he is the one who will kill Hojo.

Two villagers go in the hunt of this re-born Liu Sheng which happens to be one staying in the famous Chandni Chowk of Delhi in India. This bloke Siddhu (Akshay) in real is anything but their warrior they are in the look out for. 

Working in a paratha shop, as a vegetable cutter, the portly Siddhu is forever chasing dreams of a luxurious life without wanting to do hard work to achieve it.

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