Vikram Bhatt recalls the whole industry thought Raaz was going to fail: ‘It was relegated to the C-grade genre of horror’

Horror films have long captured audiences’ imaginations, but the 2002 movie Raaz offered something extra special. Directed by Vikram Bhatt, this film combined romance, soulful music, and a thrilling love story, featuring Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea. Not only did Raaz do well at the box office, but it also created a new niche for romance-horror and inspired several sequels, though none reached the original’s success.