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'''''Raaz''''' ({{translation|Secret}}) is a 2002 Indian [[supernatural horror film]] directed by [[Vikram Bhatt]]. The film stars [[Dino Morea]] and [[Bipasha Basu]] in lead roles, with [[Malini Sharma]] and [[Ashutosh Rana]] in supporting roles. In the [[Mass media in India|media]], the film considered one of the best [[List of Hindi horror films|Hindi horror cinemas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Bollywood Horror Movies |url=https://www.filmykeeday.com/best-bollywood-horror-movies/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-30 |title=Top 10 Bollywood horror movies you should not miss |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/top-10-bollywood-horror-movies-you-should-not-miss-4722457/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=3 June 2017 |title=Bollywood horror movies that are really scary |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/bollywood/25-bollywood-horror-movies-that-are-really-scary/ss-BBv0JE9 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=4 July 2017 |publisher=[[MSN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Bollywood Horror Movies List |url=http://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/bollywood/8611-10-must-watch-bollywood-horror-movies-p1.html |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=4 July 2017 |publisher=}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-03-13 |title=Box Office: Revisiting Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu's Raaz; why it remains one of the best horror movies |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/box-office-revisiting-dino-morea-and-bipasha-basus-raaz-why-it-remains-one-of-the-best-horror-movies-1377301 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=[[PINKVILLA]] |language=en}}</ref> American entertainment publication ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' has considered it better than the original.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/bollywood-remakes-that-are-better-than-the-original/#raaz-2002|title=7 Bollywood Remakes That Are Better Than The Original Movie|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=7 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022|archive-date=17 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517141354/https://collider.com/bollywood-remakes-that-are-better-than-the-original/#raaz-2002|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is an unofficial adaptation of the American film ''[[What Lies Beneath]]'' (2000).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-19 |title=When Vikram Bhatt's 2002 Film Raaz Surprised Many Big Stars In Box Office |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/when-vikram-bhatts-2002-film-raaz-surprised-many-big-stars-in-box-office-8583305.html |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=22 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922033744/https://www.news18.com/movies/when-vikram-bhatts-2002-film-raaz-surprised-many-big-stars-in-box-office-8583305.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dino-morea-on-raaz-clocking-20-years-the-off-screen-romance-with-bipasha-helped-us-on-screen-101643652992644.html|title=Dino Morea on Raaz clocking 20 years: The off screen romance with Bipasha helped us on screen|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=31 January 2022|quote=While Morea says it wasn’t an official remake, there were references that were taken from the Robert Zemeckis directed Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer starrer.}}</ref>

'''''Raaz''''' ({{translation|Secret}}) is a 2002 Indian [[supernatural horror film]] directed by [[Vikram Bhatt]]. The film stars [[Dino Morea]] and [[Bipasha Basu]] in lead roles, with [[Malini Sharma]] and [[Ashutosh Rana]] in supporting roles. In the [[Mass media in India|media]], the film is widely regarded as a [[Landmark|landmark film]] in the history of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]] and considered as one of the best [[List of Hindi horror films|Hindi horror cinemas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Bollywood Horror Movies |url=https://www.filmykeeday.com/best-bollywood-horror-movies/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-30 |title=Top 10 Bollywood horror movies you should not miss |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/top-10-bollywood-horror-movies-you-should-not-miss-4722457/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=3 June 2017 |title=Bollywood horror movies that are really scary |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/bollywood/25-bollywood-horror-movies-that-are-really-scary/ss-BBv0JE9 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=4 July 2017 |publisher=[[MSN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Bollywood Horror Movies List |url=http://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/bollywood/8611-10-must-watch-bollywood-horror-movies-p1.html |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=4 July 2017 |publisher=}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-03-13 |title=Box Office: Revisiting Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu's Raaz; why it remains one of the best horror movies |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/box-office-revisiting-dino-morea-and-bipasha-basus-raaz-why-it-remains-one-of-the-best-horror-movies-1377301 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=[[PINKVILLA]] |language=en}}</ref> American entertainment publication ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' has considered it better than the original.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/bollywood-remakes-that-are-better-than-the-original/#raaz-2002|title=7 Bollywood Remakes That Are Better Than The Original Movie|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=7 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022|archive-date=17 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517141354/https://collider.com/bollywood-remakes-that-are-better-than-the-original/#raaz-2002|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is an unofficial adaptation of the American film ''[[What Lies Beneath]]'' (2000).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aishwarya |date=2013-01-17 |title=Bollywood Films Inspiration Or Plagiarism: Raaz And What Lies Beneath |url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/bollywood-films-inspiration-or-plagiarism-raaz-and-what-lies-beneath/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Koimoi |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-19 |title=When Vikram Bhatt's 2002 Film Raaz Surprised Many Big Stars In Box Office |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/when-vikram-bhatts-2002-film-raaz-surprised-many-big-stars-in-box-office-8583305.html |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=22 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922033744/https://www.news18.com/movies/when-vikram-bhatts-2002-film-raaz-surprised-many-big-stars-in-box-office-8583305.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dino-morea-on-raaz-clocking-20-years-the-off-screen-romance-with-bipasha-helped-us-on-screen-101643652992644.html|title=Dino Morea on Raaz clocking 20 years: The off screen romance with Bipasha helped us on screen|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=31 January 2022|quote=While Morea says it wasn’t an official remake, there were references that were taken from the Robert Zemeckis directed Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer starrer.}}</ref>

The story follows Aditya ([[Dino Morea|Dino]]) and Sanjana [[Bipasha Basu|(Bipasha)]] retreat to [[Ooty]] to mend their broken marriage, but their new home harbors more than silence — a ghost with unfinished business. As the haunting deepens, Sanjana uncovers a chilling truth: the greatest threat may be the man she’s trying to save.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.apunkachoice.com/dyn/movies/hindi/raaz/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211025344/http://www.apunkachoice.com/dyn/movies/hindi/raaz/|url-status=dead|title=Raaz |website= ApunKaChoice.com|archive-date=11 December 2008|access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>

The story follows Aditya ([[Dino Morea|Dino]]) and Sanjana [[Bipasha Basu|(Bipasha)]] retreat to [[Ooty]] to mend their broken marriage, but their new home harbors more than silence — a ghost with unfinished business. As the haunting deepens, Sanjana uncovers a chilling truth: the greatest threat may be the man she’s trying to save.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.apunkachoice.com/dyn/movies/hindi/raaz/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211025344/http://www.apunkachoice.com/dyn/movies/hindi/raaz/|url-status=dead|title=Raaz |website= ApunKaChoice.com|archive-date=11 December 2008|access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>