Haunted – 3D

Haunted – 3D
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vikram Bhatt
Written by	Vikram Bhatt
Story by	Amin Hajee
Produced by	Vikram Bhatt Arun Rangachari Om Raut
Starring	Mahaakshay Chakraborty Tia Bajpai Achint Kaur Arif Zakaria
Cinematography	Pravin Bhatt
Edited by	Kuldeep Mehan
Music by	Chirantan Bhatt
Production companies	ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. DAR Motion Pictures BVG Films
Distributed by	Reliance Entertainment[1]
Release date	6 May 2011 (2011-05-06)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹13 crore[2]
Box office	est. ₹ 36 crore[3]

Haunted – 3D is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt, starring Mahaakshay Chakraborty, Tia Bajpai, Achint Kaur and Arif Zakaria.^[4][5] It is the first Indian stereoscopic 3D horror film.^[6][7]

The promos and first look of the film were released on 7 February 2011.^[8][9] The film was released on 6 May 2011, receiving mixed reviews from critics.^[10] It emerged as a commercial success.^[2] The 3D Blu-ray was released on 3 August 2011.^[11]

Plot

Rehan travels to Shimla to prepare Glen Manor for sale but learns it's haunted after the caretaker dies. Initially skeptical, he encounters supernatural events and discovers a letter from Meera Sabharwal, revealing she was raped by her piano teacher, Iyer, in 1936, and her spirit remains trapped by Iyer’s spirit. Rehan brings a psychic, Mrs. Stevens, who warns him, but he stays and is attacked by Iyer's spirit. The next morning, a ragpicker sends Rehan back to 1936. He befriends Meera and attempts to protect her from Iyer, but events unfold as before, with Meera killing Iyer. Injured, Rehan warns Meera about future dangers. They seek help from a Sufi Baba to break the curse. During the journey, Iyer’s spirit possesses Margaret, but Rehan and Meera reach the Dargah. The Sufi Baba directs them to a well that can end Iyer's curse. Rehan successfully throws Meera's pendant into the well, defeating Iyer's spirit, but accidentally returns to 2011. Rehan finds a letter from Meera thanking him for freeing her and sees she lived a happy life, indicating Glen Manor is no longer haunted.

Cast

• Mahaakshay Chakraborty as Rehan Ahmed
• Tia Bajpai as Meera Sabharwal
• Achint Kaur as Margaret Malini
• Arif Zakaria as Professor Iyer / Professor Iyer (Evil Spirit Ghost)
• Prachi Shah as Mrs. Stephens
• Mohan Kapoor as the priest
• Sanjay Sharma as the Sufi Baba
• Mukesh Rawal as Bilawal Ahmed, Rehan's father

Reception

Critical response

Upon release, the film opened to mixed critical reviews. The Times of India while giving it three stars out of five stated "if the film works -- and it works quite well -- is only because of the special effects of the film. Experiencing the horror in 3D is indeed a novel experience for the viewer, specially since it is smartly done."^[12] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it three and a half stars and concluded that "Haunted is for today's movie savvy audience. It succeeds in keeping you tense and edgy, as a true poltergeist/horror flick should. There are scenes and situations aplenty to shock and astound the viewer coupled with the 3D effects, the prosthetics, the background score, an absorbing screenplay and deft handling of the subject material."^[13] Shubhra Gupta of the Indian Express rated it with two stars saying that "the only new thing about 'Haunted' is that it is Bollywood horror in 3 D. The rest of it, by which we mean the principal stuff that makes it a film—story, location, characters—are all same old same old."^[14] Anupama Chopra of NDTV Movies awarded the film one and a half stars describing it as "an absolutely ridiculous horror movie that works better as comedy, unintentional of course."^[15] Preeti Arora of Rediff also gave it one and a half stars saying that "Haunted fails at reviving the age old haunted-house premise, bringing nothing new to the platter."^[16]

Box office

According to boxofficeindia.com, Haunted – 3D recorded the highest opening ever for an Indian horror film. Released with over 1044 prints, the film grossed ₹ 130 million during its opening weekend.^[17] By the end of its first week, the film grossed ₹ 143.0 million.^[18] In the second weekend, the film experienced a drop of 55% from its first weekend collections, grossing ₹ 3.50 crore for a ten-day total of ₹ 180 million.^[19] After four weeks, the film grossed ₹ 262.5 million in India,^[20] and ₹ 350 million worldwide.^[21] It was declared a Hit by Boxoffice-india.^[22]

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Chirantan Bhatt while the lyrics are penned by Shakeel Azmi and Junaid Wasi.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Jaaniya"	Junaid Wasi	Siddharth Basrur	5:07
2.	"Mujhe De De Har Gum Tera"	Junaid Wasi	Siddharth Basrur	4:58
3.	"Sau Baras"	Junaid Wasi	Tia Bajpai	5:05
4.	"Tera Hi Bas Hona Chahoon"	Junaid Wasi	Jojo, Ali Zaidi, Najam Sheraz	5:39
5.	"Tum Ho Mera Pyaar"	Shakeel Azmi	KK, Suzanne D'Mello	5:06
6.	"You're So Beautiful"	Junaid Wasi	Nikhil D'Souza	4:30

References

1. "Vikram Bhatt's Haunted 3D to be distributed by Reliance Entertainment". Business of Cinema. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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5. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (5 February 2011). "Turn on the fear factor in 3D". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
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10. "Mixed reviews for Vikram Bhatt's Haunted". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
11. "Haunted 3D Blu-ray Release Date August 3, 2011 (Anaglyph 3D) (India)". Blu-ray.com.
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13. Adarsh, Taran (5 May 2011). "Haunted - 3D: Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
14. Gupta, Shubhra (6 May 2011). "Haunted". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
15. Chopra, Anupama (6 May 2011). "Review: Haunted". NDTV Movies. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
16. Arora, Preeti (6 May 2011). "Review: Haunted is extremely torturous". Rediff. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
17. "Haunted Records Largest Horror Film Opening Ever". Box Office India. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
18. Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network (13 May 2011). "Haunted Has Good First Week". Box Office India. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
19. Boxofficndia.Com Trade Network (16 May 2011). "Haunted Emerges Major Success". Box Office India. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
20. Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network (4 June 2011). "Ready Bumper Opening Pyaar Ka Punchnama Steady". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
21. Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network (1 July 2011). "Top Worldwide Grossers Mid Year 2011". Box Office India. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
22. "All India 2011 (Figures in INR Crore)". Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Haunted at IMDb