Raaz 3 Movie Review

Star Cast: Emraan Hashmi (Aditya), Esha Gupta (Sanjana), Bipasha Basu (Shanaya), Mohan Kapoor, Yusuf Hussain and Manish Choudhary

Producer: Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt

Music Director: Jeet Ganguly and Rashid Khan

Director: Vikram Bhatt

A lot many actors and celebs become prisoners of fame and eminence, after attaining recognition. The adulation and the frenzy they incite in a public space is enough to award them with an elevated, superior feeling. Sadly, when you attain the much desired celebrity status, you also fear losing it all. It’s well known that a vicious rivalry exists amidst movie stars and their aspiration to stay on top can make them resort to anything spiteful. Crossing all limits is one thing. But practicing black magic is blasphemous. Quite a few names from the era gone by have been accused of indulging in it [let me add, it's all unfounded information, there's no tangible substantiation of it]. That’s precisely the theme of RAAZ 3.

The story of ‘Raaz 3′ revolves around Shanaya Shekhar (Bipasha Basu), a bollywood actress enjoying the peak of her success in the industry. She has all the offers from top directors, bags all the awards and is the leading lady of the industry. But the twists start for her after the entry of a new actress Sanjana (Esha Gupta), who slowly overshadows the dominance of Shanaya in Bollywood. This thing is proved to Shanaya when Sanjana receives the best actress award beating her.

Now, its very difficult to Shanaya to digest her loss and eventually she looses her temperament that develops a thinking in her mind that god has never done her anything right. So to take her revenge she turns to the darker sides and takes the help of the evil spirit (Manish Choudhary) who gives her some water encoded with some black magic that will diminish the success of Sanjana by making her mentally ill.

Vikram Bhatt has mastered the art of sending a shudder down your vertebrae. The horror quotient in RAAZ 3 is sure to make you break into a cold sweat at times, but what really catches your attention is the human element. In fact, RAAZ 3 takes the negativity factor in women to an altogether different altitude. Writer Shagufta Rafique amalgamates vendetta, jealousy, conflict, drama and sexuality to create a chilling saga.

It’s very infrequent that a Hindi film heroine gets to illustrate such a commanding character and Bipasha seizes the opportunity with both her hands, coming up with a bravura act. Her audacious scenes, unabashed approach and oozing sex appeal set the screen aflame. Enacting the role of an actress whose career is on a downslide, Bipasha gets the character accurate. RAAZ was a turning point in her career and RAAZ 3 should mark the commencement of a fresh phase for this gifted actress.