After “Raaz” and “Raaz 2, Mahesh Bhatt is looking forward to the release of the third part of the horror film and is confident that it will set the cash registers ringing.

“Today, a decade ago ‘Raaz’ hit the silver screen and created history. Today, we shoot the interval scene of ‘Raaz 3. This film is a blockbuster,” the 63-year-old tweeted.

The movie stars Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez along with Bipasha Basu, who is making a comeback in the Bhatt camp after a long gap. Source

After “Raaz” and “Raaz 2″, Vikram Bhatt is looking forward to the release of the third part of the horror film – it comes out July 6 next year.

“The filming of ‘Raaz 3′ begins on 15th January… releases on July 6th 2012!” Bhatt posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

The movie will star Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez along with Bipasha Basu, who will make a comeback in the Bhatt camp after reportedly turning down a lead role in “Murder 2″.
Emraan, Bipasha and Jacqueline are set to play the lead roles in the film.

“So it official now.. the cast of Raaz 3 – Emraan, Jacqueline and … Bipasha Basu,” Bhatt posted. More

There’s trouble brewing between Jacqueline Fernandez and her director beau Sajid Khan.

All because of the other man in her life, Hrithik Roshan.

Buzz is that Jacqueline has allotted the same dates in October and December 2011 to Sajid’s ‘Housefull 2’ and Hrithik’s ‘Krissh 3.’

Jacqueline’s unprofessional behavior, thanks to the recent success of ‘Murder 2’ may affect her personal relationship with Sajid.

Jacqueline will be stepping onto the shoes of Chitrangadha in Rakesh Roshan’s franchise.  Source

From a point where she was wondering what to do next to a situation where she is in a position to pick and choose from what is being offered to her, it has been quite some turnaround for Jacqueline Fernandez who is riding high on the super-success of MURDER 2. Her uninhibited sex appeal played a major role in pulling the audience and after that it was the film as a whole that did the trick.

It wasn’t an easy going though in the beginning since she had to wait and watch as the poor box office run of ALADIN and JAANE KAHAN SE AAYI HA’ was out of people memory. However unlike many other actors who come up with standard quotes around ‘my friends and family were my support system during this period of turmoil’, Jackie stands up and admits that she has been pretty much on her own even till date. More

It is an open war between Yana Gupta and Jacqueline Fernandez. Zara Kareeb Se, an item song that was picturised on Gupta for Murder 2 is now being aired starring Fernandez and co-star Emraan Hashmi.

Interestingly, when the song first got a face lift, director Mohit Suri had reportedly said Gupta’s song was “too gory” to be shown on television. Now the explanation for her absence has changed. “I didn’t want to disclose villain Prashant Narayanan’s identity before the film’s release and Yana was shown dancing with the villain,” said Suri. More

As per the inputs, MURDER 2 took off with collections in the range of 55-65 and even 80 percent, more so in Delhi-UP, East Punjab and Gujarat. In fact the film picked up even more during the latter shows. Given the economics a few sections of the trade have already declared the film a success and it comes as no real surprise as the first day is just a wee bit short of last week’s DELHI BELLY. And that may be because of the weather vagaries in Mumbai city and suburbs.

The other release of the same week, CHILLAR PARTY, despite appearances by Salman and Ranbir, is a washout, and may not complete even a week at some cinemas. More

There is indeed a lot of expectation from MURDER 2. After all if the talkie and song promos are any indication, ‘being bold’ has seemingly taken an altogether different meaning for a leading lady in MURDER 2, Jacqueline Fernandez.

“I won’t deny that…continues Jackie “So yes; there were intensive conversations around how to shoot certain intimate scenes between Emraan and me. But then it wasn’t like ‘let’s make it graphic’ or ‘make it way too revealing’,” reveals Jackie, “It was more about Mohit looking at capturing the right moment on screen and ensure that the intimacy came alive. Now if that required both of us to allow our inhibitions to fly away then that’s fine. We did everything that was required to make our intimacy look convincing enough on the screen.” More

According to the director of Murder 2, Mohit Suri says shooting bedroom scenes can be a nightmare. Suri, who has directed upcoming thriller, a sequel to 2004 hit film Murder, has shot a few lovemaking scenes with the lead pair Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez.

“Lovemaking is the most difficult scene to shoot because there the director cannot show the actors what to do. You have to let the actors be and let them do their own thing,” the 30-year-old director told. More

For her upcoming release MURDER 2, the ex-Miss Sri Lankan Jacqueline Fernandez would now also be dubbing in her own voice, hence bringing further spice to the proceedings. This has surprised a few since she is a relatively new entrant in the industry and is still getting an opportunity to enter the studio room for her dubbing. Moreover Bhatts are known for getting professional help when it comes to dubbing the voice of their actors so as to enhance the impact of the scenes.

“Especially for newcomers they are extra careful as they feel that it is too much to ask from them when it comes to emoting, looking as well as speaking right. To ensure that the characterization comes out more effectively, they are of the belief that it is imperative to have the right voice for the right face and body,” informs a senior unit member. More

Mahesh Bhatt, the brain behind Murder and its sequel, admits that Jacqueline is bolder than Jism’s Bipasha Basu and Murder’s Mallika Sherawat (Murder). Says he, “We at Vishesh Films decided to make films with a high quotient of erotica to cater to the new consumer who is living a life radically different from the life I lived in my youth. “Bollywood cinema was slow to realise this but society had moved on. That is why when we made Jism and Murder and Raaz, the audience lapped it up. They had no problems with it. But the purists were outraged.

“For the first time in Indian cinema, Bipasha uttered the words, “the body doesn’t know love, it only knows lust.” Then we had Mallika in Murder who sleeps with another man and returns to her marriage only because her affair isn’t working out. She has an intensely fulfilling sexual extra-marital relationship and feels no guilt. This is the post modern Indian woman.
“The India in which we were groomed, was shackled to certain beliefs. In the cinema made by our predecessors — Raj Kapoor and Raj Khosla — we were invariably shown that good people fell in love while bad people had sex. More

Jaqueline Fernandes has finally arrived. After appearing in forgettable films like Aladin and Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai and a brief appearance as the sexy Dhanno in Housefull, the Sri Lankan beauty is stepping in Mallika Sherawat’s famous shoes for Murder-2.

With other high-profile projects like Housefull 2 (she has a full length role in the sequel) and Raaz 3 lined up, Jacqueline is busy brushing up her acting skills.

In conversation with Sonil Dedhia, Jacqueline talks about her experience of working with the Bhatts, inevitable comparisons with Mallika Sherawat and why she has no reservations in doing a glamorous role.

How has your Bollywood experience been so far? More

Ever since she stepped into the sizzling shoes of actress Mallika Sherawat for the sequel of the film Murder 2, actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been causing a lot of buzz as she’s better known for her demure, good girl image.

But the Sri Lankan beauty is far from being nervous or apprehensive about being compared to Sherawat’s sensual act. “It’s absolutely okay if comparisons are made. Besides, it’s natural to be compared to Mallika because she did the film Murder, and I’m doing the sequel. I have never met Mallika and I don’t know her personally, but from what I’ve seen of her, I think she is a good actress.”

Fernandez is also unfazed by the fact that the film will have a lot of skin-show and intimate scenes. “I have been a model and done many photo-shoots and shows so I am the most comfortable with my body. Plus as actors, these scenes are always a part of a story. There are 50 -100 crew members when we shoot these scenes, so it’s all work and no play!” More