Shanaya (Bipasha Basu) is a narcissistic actress, who has trouble coping with her loss of stardom and the success of her younger half-sister Sanjana (Esha Gupta).
Shanaya meets an old man one day who takes her to meet an evil spirit which basically leads to a lot of evil things. She seduces her director (Emraan Hashmi), and convinces him (while in bed) to be her ally in the witchcraft she plans on using against her sister.
It's only a matter of time before Hashmi seduces Sanjana -- a little after they witness some random character getting beheaded -- and then shifts his allegiance, saving Sanjana's
In Raaz 3, probably the most repelling scene is when Taradutt, a 'pret-aatma' who looks like an exhumed corpse, propositions Bipasha Basu to sleep with him... and she accepts. There is a very sincere attempt at constructing more stylized, urbane characters with 'F' words making appearances in the dialogue every now and then. Only, it sounds corny.
These sexual bizarre-isms aside, there is a fundamental flaw that pervades most of Vikram Bhatt's work. His films lack reason. Things just seem to happen from out of nowhere either for the sake of convenience.
There is a serious dearth of anything creative, genuine or even mildly engaging in Raaz 3. Too much cliché, too much sleaze, too much predictability and too much of everything that makes a bad movie.
Here's a relevant question for you to think about: Is there something worse than an outright plagiarist? Perhaps someone unoriginal who doesn't realise the limits of their own skill? That is something Vikram Bhatt should seriously consider before he decides to let loose another half baked, corpse-like aatma on us.
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