Raaz: The Mystery Continues

Raaz: The Mystery Continues
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMohit Suri
Written byShagufta Rafique
Story byMohit Suri
Produced byMahesh Bhatt
StarringEmraan Hashmi
Kangana Ranaut
Udita Goswami
Gul Panag
CinematographyRavi Walia
Edited byDeven Murudeshwar
Music bySongs:
Raju Singh
Shaarib-Toshi
Gourov Dasgupta
Pranay.M.Rijia
Background Score:
Raju Singh
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures India
Release date
  • 23 January 2009 (2009-01-23)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget 18 crore
Box office 38.09 crore

Raaz: The Mystery Continues, shortened as RTMC or Raaz 2, (English: Secret: The Mystery Continues) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror film directed by Mohit Suri. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman while Jackie Shroff appears in a special appearance. The film is the second installment in the Raaz series, but the story-line is not a direct sequel to the 2002 film Raaz. The film deals with issues of the ghosts which are allegedly prevalent in India and the world around us. The film attempts to challenge one's beliefs about paranormal phenomena. Emraan Hashmi plays a painter, named Prithvi, who has an extraordinary gift, the ability to paint the future. His paintings tell Nandita's (Kangana Ranaut) future.

The film opened to theaters on 23 January 2009. It received generally mixed reviews, with praise for performances and music, but criticism for its pacing. Made on a budget of 18 crore (equivalent to 45 crore or US$5.4 million in 2023), the film earned 38.09 crore (equivalent to 96 crore or US$11 million in 2023) globally and emerged as a commercial success. A third installment in the Raaz series was released in 2013 with Emraan Hashmi in the lead. It was first in a series of quasi-sequels released under the Bhatt Banner including Murder 2, Jannat 2, Jism 2, Raaz 3D and 1920: Evil Returns, each of which had nothing to do with their respective prequels, but somehow fell in the same genre following a similar story.