Kangana Ranaut.
In the Bollywood film industry, films of different genres are released every year. People also like films of genres like action, romantic, comedy, horror, science fiction etc. Only a few films are successful, while many films are not even seen by a fly. Some create new records of earnings, some prove to be average, while many fail badly. Well, these days there is a lot of craze for both horror comedy and horror. From Hollywood to Bollywood and then to South, horror films are being made extensively and all are becoming hits. Today we will talk about such films which are of horror genre. These films were made 6 times with the same title and achieved huge success at the box office every time.
Film made again and again with the same name
The title we are talking about is none other than ‘Raj’. In the last 57 years, films have been made in Bollywood with this name 6 times. Every time a film with this name casts such a spell on the audience that the theaters get crowded. For the first time a film with this name was made in the year 1967. Many times new characters were entered in the film, but one hero remained in 3 films and that is Emraan Hashmi. Bipasha Basu has also appeared twice in the film of this title. Now let us tell you in detail about each film.
For the first time when a film was made with this name
In the year 1967, a film named ‘Raaz’ was made for the first time. Rajesh Khanna and Babita were in lead roles in this film. Ravindra Dave directed this film. Bajan earned more than expected from the humble beginnings. The collection of the film was approximately Rs 1 crore. In those times, an income of Rs 1 crore was considered a good income.
This cast was in the second ‘Raaz’
In the year 1981, Raj Babbar and Sulakshana Pandit’s film was also released. In this film, not only was Raj the hero, but his name was also ‘Raj’. The film was directed by Harmesh Malhotra. This film also proved to be a box office hit.
Then ‘Raj’ came in 2002
Till date no one has been able to forget ‘Raj’ which came at number three. It is counted among the scariest films of Bollywood. The pair of Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea were seen together in this film. This film was released in the year 2002 and was directed by Vikram Bhatt. Made with a budget of around Rs 5 crore, this film had earned more than Rs 30 crore. This film is still liked a lot even today. Bipasha became a hit on the big screen with the film.
Raj- The Mystery Continues
In the year 2009, ‘Raaz’ was made again, but this time something else was added to its title and the new name was ‘Raaz – The Mystery Continues’. Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman were in lead roles in this film. Mohit Suri directed this film. People liked the film very much. Its songs became all time hits. Made with a budget of around Rs 15 crore, the film had earned more than Rs 38 crore at the box office.
secret 3
Then in the year 2012, Bipasha Basu, Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta’s ‘Raaz 3’ was released. The success of every Raj that came before this was such that it was certain that it too would be successful. This film, directed by Vikram Bhatt, also made huge profits. Made with a budget of Rs 28 crore, this film earned a whopping Rs 69.73 crore.
Raj-Reboot
Emraan Hashmi, Kriti Kharbanda and Gaurav Arora starrer ‘Raaz-Reboot’ was released in the year 2016. Vikram Bhatt also directed this film. This film was the least successful compared to other films, but still earned decent money. The film was made for Rs 31 crore and earned Rs 40.91 crore.
