Raaz (Hindi: राज़, translation: Secret), is a 2002 Bollywood horror movie directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Mahesh Bhatt. The filmstars Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea as a couple who have moved to Ooty to save their failing marriage. However, what they find in their new home is more than they expected when a ghost starts haunting the place. The wife, Sanjana suddenly finds that her husband is part of the ghostly conspiracy, which she must fix in order to escape. The film is an unofficial adaptation of What Lies Beneath.

It was the second highest grossing film of the year 2002. Bipasha Basu went on to be praised for her role in the film, and was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Raaz also marked the debut of actress Malini Sharma. A sequel to the film was released in 2009, under the title of Raaz - The Mystery Continues and the third installment of the series titled Raaz 3 is all set to release in August 31, 2012.

The film starts with a group of college students enjoying a picnic in a beautiful forest in Ooty. One of the girls, Nisha (Mink) in that group, however dies after being attacked under mysterious circumstances outside a bungalow in front of the same forest. She had attacked her boyfriend too, who though injured, managed to live on. She was rushed to the hospital, where just before dying, her facial look and voice changed completely for a short while, thus confusing all the attending doctors. Professor Agni Swaroop (Ashutosh Rana), who is supposedly an expert in phenomena involving the unexplained and the supernatural is called by the police to look into the matter and declares that the girl was killed by an evil spirit that has been awakened by her entering the forest.

Raaz means "secret" or "mystery" in Hindi and is the name of several Indian films:

Raaz may also refer to:

The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Stuart Little 2, Blade II, the 3rd installment Austin Powers in Goldmember, the 10th installments Star Trek Nemesis and Jason X. 2002 is the only year in which a Star Wars and a Star Trek film were released in the same year.

These are the top grossing films that were first released in 2002. The top ten films of 2002, by worldwide gross in $USD, as well as the US & Canada, UK, and Australia grosses, are as follows:

These numbers are taken from Box Office Mojo, including their 2002 Yearly Box Office Results.

2002 produced fifty-one films that have grossed more than $100 million. Seven films grossed more than $400 million.

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

2002 (MMII) was a common year that started on a Tuesday. In the Gregorian calendar, it was the 2002nd year of Anno Domini, the 2nd year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century, and the 3rd of the 2000s decade. 2002 was a palindrome year. By coincidence, the last palindrome year (1991) was also a common year starting on Tuesday. The next time this will happen is between 5995 and 6006.

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