*~Emraan Hashmi FC~* *Once.. In Mumbai* - Page 8

Sequels and their sequels are here to stay. First Munnabhai MBBS and Golmaal, now there's Raaz which threatens to turn into a Raaz-ma-taz, what with the second part of the Bhatt's spook saga getting an unexpectedly solid opening.

Emraan Hashmi who has been lying low during the publicity, thanks to all the focus on the real-life Kangna-Adhyayan pair, says he feels vindicated by the audiences' response. "My wife kept telling me I should try the genre. I had never done horror before. It's believed in the trade that horror films open well and then soon fizzle out. But then it was also believed that a film looking at the seamier side of cricket (Jannat) would never do well. I like to walk the lonely path. That's why you don't see me at parties and functions. Maybe that's why I play the part of the loner and watch another guy take away the girl I love," Emraan chuckles drawing attention to his loser-lover's role in Gangster, Awarapan and now Raaz-TMC.

And now, Emraan is all set to return to Raaz -TMC. After the encouraging opening, the team of Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt, director Mohit Suri and Emraan met to discuss the third Raaz movie.

"Yes we're on," says Emraan. "The third part will be directed by Mohit. And I'll play the lead. The rest of the details are yet to be decided. The cast of the second Raaz film was totally new. And I think I'm going to be the only actor common to Raaz 2 and 3."

He says he didn't feel left out of the publicity. "Kangna and Adhyayan are a real-life couple. I can't concoct an affair just to be noticed. I was confident my work would speak for itself. Sure enough I believe people clap when I come on screen the first time. I do have fan base, though it might be small."

With two successes Jannat and Raaz 2, Emraan feels secure enough to start a family. "We're trying for a baby and we should be parents by next year. One is never prepared for fatherhood. And if I wait to be fully prepared it will never happen. But I'm getting into the mindset now."

Raaz 3!!! Already... LOL... Thankss for the article!!

4 reasons why 'Raaz TMC' worked

January 28, 2009 - 08:51 IST

I want to pose this question to lots of film producers out there who, for some strange reason, shy away from making horror films. Why doesn't Bollywood churn out horror films like the East and West do with amazing regularity? In the 1970s and 1908s, the genre was limited to Ramsay brothers and Mohan Bhakri. The low-cost films never had a dearth of buyers [yes, the distributors would pick up the rights the moment Ramsays announced them] and the success ratio of horror films was quite strong too.

With Ramsays deciding to try their luck on the small screen, the genre was as good as forgotten, till Ramgopal Varma decided to give it a try with BHOOT [almost a decade after he attempted RAAT]. Yet, the genre never took off, like comedy films after David Dhawan's AANKHEN and Rajkumar Hirani's MUNNABHAI MBBS did.

Last year, RGV's PHOONK and Vikram Bhatt's 1920 were well-received, while the response to the new release, RAAZ - THE MYSTERY CONTINUES, is equally strong. In fact, the distributors were so convinced of its prospects that they decided to give it a wide release [almost 900 screens in India], which speaks for itself.

Ample reasons why RAAZ - THE MYSTERY CONTINUES had a great start?
* The Bhatts are synonymous with qualitative films. Their small, low-cost films have big stories to tell. That's Reason No. 1 for the film to open well.
* The music in their films has always worked to their advantage. Right from AASHIQUI to DIL HAI KE MAANTA NAHIN, from RAAZ, MURDER and GANGSTER to AWARAPAN, JANNAT and RAAZ - THE MYSTERY CONTINUES, the movies have been embellished with a lilting score.
* The genre. Horror films have a good market and the youth especially throngs the cineplexes if the film has the right amount of thrills and chills.
* Emraan Hashmi. He has developed a sizable fan-following amongst the young brigade. Of late, the fans have only multiplied, courtesy films like AWARAPAN, JANNAT and now RAAZ - THE MYSTERY CONTINUES. (Yayy! Go Emmi!😃 This is why you have to watch RTMC😳)

Also, the release timing was perfect. A 4-day weekend is every film-maker's dream and if it happens, it's a bonus. Of course, the merits count too, else even a 5-day weekend wouldn't help. In this case, the 4-day figures are impressive and RAAZ - THE MYSTERY CONTINUES is already on the right track -- the track that leads to success.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is having a dream run in America, U.K. and Australia and everyone was hopeful that the Danny Boyle film would strike gold in India too. The film started slow, but the collections have shown an upward trend at major plexes across major stations.

According to an official statement received by this writer from Fox Star Studios, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE has grossed over Rs. 13.5 crores in its opening weekend across 351 screens in India. Good!

AASMA, released alongside RAAZ - THE MYSTERY CONTINUES and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, was relegated to the backseat completely. The film wasn't in the public eye, in the first place.

Originally posted by: sharadz4me

Sara!!! Sooo good to have you back!! The clip mix is rocking.. awesome job!!! =) Once again, its great to have you back!

thank u sooooo much yaar... ya, I am also soooo happy to be back, hehhee...

@ mohini jeee.... thank u yaar jeeee... very cool to have u back in my LIFE.... hehehehehehehheehe 😳🤗

Yeah... Btw; your videos on YouTube are awesome!!!

thanks alot for the article wow now raaz 3 thats cool and welcome back sara long time no see yaar and thanks for the video ya and if emmi becomes a dad he will be a great father

Raaz 2 is the Most expensive Bollywood horror movie

October 24th, 2008

Originally posted by: sharadz4me

Yeah... Btw; your videos on YouTube are awesome!!!

oh 😳 thanks sooo much 😳 awww... thx thx 😳

Originally posted by: bollywood_fan

Welcome back Sara!!! :D

thank uuuuuu 😊


btw, congs to the new FC... hehehehe.... I forgot to say.... sorrrryyy..... but its very gud here.... hehehe......

btw part 2 ....... emmi is sooooo HOT... sorry 😳

sara long time no see watz up oh ya thanks for the videos on youtube