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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Haunted – 3D
| name = Haunted – 3D
| image = Haunted3D-filmposter.jpg
| image = Haunted3D-filmposter.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Vikram Bhatt]]
| director = [[Vikram Bhatt]]
| writer = [[Vikram Bhatt]]
| producer = {{ubl|Vikram Bhatt|Arun Rangachari|[[Om Raut]]}}
| producer = {{ubl|Vikram Bhatt|Arun Rangachari|[[Om Raut]]}}
| story = Amin Hajee
| story = Amin Hajee
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mahaakshay Chakraborty]]|[[Tia Bajpai]]|[[Achint Kaur]]|[[Arif Zakaria]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mahaakshay Chakraborty]]|[[Tia Bajpai]]|[[Achint Kaur]]|[[Arif Zakaria]]}}
| music = [[Chirantan Bhatt]]
| music = [[Chirantan Bhatt]]
| cinematography = [[Pravin Bhatt]]
| cinematography = [[Pravin Bhatt]]
| editing = Kuldeep Mehan
| editing = Kuldeep Mehan
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| studio = {{ubl|ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.|[[DAR Motion Pictures]]|BVG Films}}
| studio =
| distributor = [[Reliance Entertainment]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Vikram Bhatt's Haunted 3D to be distributed by Reliance Entertainment|website=Business of Cinema|date=26 March 2013|access-date=24 February 2023|url=https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/vikram-bhatts-haunted-3d-to-be-distributed-by-reliance-entertainment/32994}}</ref>
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| distributor = {{ubl|[[ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.]]|[[DAR Motion Pictures]]|BVG Films}}
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2011|5|6}}
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2011|5|6}}
| runtime = 143 minutes
| runtime = 143 minutes
| country = India
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}13 [[crore]]<ref>http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=52</ref>
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}13 [[crore]]<ref name=BO>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=52 | title=Haunted 3D - Movie - Box Office India }}</ref>
| gross = <!--Do not remove-->{{Estimation}}<!--per WT:ICTF consensus--> {{INR}}36 crore<ref>http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=52</ref>
| gross = <!--Do not remove-->{{Estimation}}<!--per WT:ICTF consensus--> {{INR}} 36 crore<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=52 | title=Haunted 3D - Movie - Box Office India }}</ref>
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'''''Haunted – 3D''''' is a 2011 Indian [[horror film]] directed by [[Vikram Bhatt]] and starring [[Mahaakshay Chakraborty]], [[Tia Bajpai]], [[Achint Kaur]] and [[Arif Zakaria]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mahaldar|first=Manisha|title=Haunted: Vikram Bhatt's new .horror flick|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haunted-vikram-bhatts-new-horror-flick/142875-8-66.html|publisher=CNN-IBN|accessdate=2011-02-09|date=9 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Turn on the fear factor in 3D|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1159451.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]| accessdate=2011-02-09| author=Sangeetha Devi Dundoo|date=5 February 2011}}</ref> The film is India's first [[3D film|stereoscopic 3D]] horror film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vikram Bhatt's Haunted – India's First Stereoscopic 3D Film|url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/bollywood-latest/vikram-bhatts-haunted-indias-first-stereoscopic-3d-film/| publisher=Koimoi.com| accessdate=2011-02-09| author=Koimoi.com Team}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vikram Bhatt enters 3D world with 'Haunted'|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vikram-bhatt-enters-3d-world-with-haunted/140727-8.html |publisher=[[IBN Live]]|accessdate=2011-05-21|author=IANS|date=17 January 2011}}</ref> The promos and first look of the film were released on 7 February 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vikram Bhatt is ready to scare you|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/feb/090211-informer-4.htm|publisher=Mid-Day|accessdate=2011-02-09|author=The Hitlist Team|date=9 February 2011}}</ref> The film was released on 6 May 2011 to mixed reviews but became a surprise hit at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Haunted – 3D: Complete Cast and Crew details|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14347/index.html|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=2011-02-09|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804195724/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14347/index.html|archivedate=4 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
'''''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]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mahaldar|first=Manisha|title=Haunted: Vikram Bhatt's new .horror flick|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haunted-vikram-bhatts-new-horror-flick/142875-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211204851/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haunted-vikram-bhatts-new-horror-flick/142875-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 February 2011|publisher=CNN-IBN|access-date=2011-02-09|date=9 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Turn on the fear factor in 3D|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article1159451.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]| access-date=2011-02-09| author=Sangeetha Devi Dundoo|date=5 February 2011}}</ref> It is the first Indian [[3D film|stereoscopic 3D]] horror film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vikram Bhatt's Haunted – India's First Stereoscopic 3D Film|url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/bollywood-latest/vikram-bhatts-haunted-indias-first-stereoscopic-3d-film/| publisher=Koimoi.com| access-date=2011-02-09| author=Koimoi.com Team|date=18 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vikram Bhatt enters 3D world with 'Haunted'|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vikram-bhatt-enters-3d-world-with-haunted/140727-8.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127034425/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vikram-bhatt-enters-3d-world-with-haunted/140727-8.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 January 2011 |publisher=[[IBN Live]]|access-date=2011-05-21|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date=17 January 2011}}</ref>

The promos and first look of the film were released on 7 February 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vikram Bhatt is ready to scare you|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/feb/090211-informer-4.htm|publisher=Mid-Day|access-date=2011-02-09|author=The Hitlist Team|date=9 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Haunted – 3D: Complete Cast and Crew details|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14347/index.html|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=2011-02-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804195724/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14347/index.html|archive-date=4 August 2011}}</ref> The film was released on 6 May 2011, receiving mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mixed-reviews-for-vikram-bhatt-s-haunted/story-SED0zvPZGDrj7iOFy0YupK.html|title=Mixed reviews for Vikram Bhatt's Haunted|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=6 May 2011}}</ref> It emerged as a commercial success.<ref name=BO/> The 3D Blu-ray was released on 3 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Haunted-3D-Blu-ray/27585/|title=Haunted 3D Blu-ray Release Date August 3, 2011 (Anaglyph 3D) (India)|website=Blu-ray.com}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{Long plot|date=May 2022}}
Rehan ([[Mahaakshay Chakraborty]]) is sent to a mansion, Glen Manor, by his father, who is in the real estate business. The mansion's caretaker died two days ago from a heart attack, and the mansion is going to be sold off in ten days. Rehan's father suspects this as the doing of a rival real estate company, so he sends his son to investigate. He meets a [[rag-picker]] ([[ Sanjay Sharma]]) on the way who tells him that only he can do it. (It means that only he can stop the hauntings of Glen Manor, as it is strongly rumoured to be so.)
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.

Mysterious things happen over the next few nights, exactly at 3:00&nbsp;am. Rehan saves himself from multiple fatal attacks, hears repeated screams of a girl to let her go, sees a girl singing sadly and playing piano who vanishes when he opens the door; a book drops from a bookshelf on its own and Rehan finds a letter inside. The suicide letter, written by Meera Sabharwal ([[Tia Bajpai]]) to her parents, tells her story from 1936 when they left for [[Delhi]] to attend her brother's wedding and left her alone with her nanny Margaret ([[Achint Kaur]]), a servant and a driver. In their absence, her piano teacher Iyer ([[Arif Zakaria]]) tried to rape her while taking her class. However, she saved herself by hitting him with a candle stand on his head, which resulted in his death. Soon, the police corroborated Meera's story, as they found explicit sketches of her in Iyer's house. However, Iyer, obsessed with Meera, returned in the form of an evil spirit, killing her servant first, then her driver and last of all Margaret, leaving her all alone in the mansion. The spirit raped Meera repeatedly for the next six days, who ended up committing suicide in despair. Rehan realizes that even after her death her spirit is trapped and tortured inside the mansion by Iyer's spirit.

After reading the letter, he feels sympathetic and brings a psychic ([[Prachi Shah]]) to help, but the woman leaves after realising how much evil and obsessive the spirit is and asks Rehan to do the same. Rehan ignores her warning and stays there, challenging Iyer by repeating his name as it is believed that saying an evil spirit's name makes it more powerful. However, Iyer's spirit appears before him, telling him to get out of the mansion and violently throws him out. Rehan tries to get in again, hearing the screams, but Meera appears before him too, saying that Iyer will never let him free her from his captivity. A tearful Rehan steps back and kneels down in despair before the thundering mansion, echoing with Meera's screams.

The next morning when he wakes up he finds the rag-picker in front of him, casting a spell. The spell sends him back 75 years to 17 August 1936, the day when Meera's parents leave for Delhi. Rehan befriends Meera by following her and pretending to be a lost newcomer to the town. The next day, in order to prevent Iyer's death, Rehan comes to Glen Manor with a basket full of chocolates for Meera as a gift for showing him the way to the city, moments before Iyer could carry out his intention. Rehan says that he would like to listen to Meera's performance as he is also interested in music, but Iyer asks him to leave. Rehan insists on staying outside the door so that he will not interfere in their class and can still listen to the music. As Rehan listens, Iyer unexpectedly hits him, throwing him out on the lawn. He bolts the door from inside and tries to rape a horrified Meera while Rehan tries to prevent his death. But, as written in fate, Meera kills him. Injured, (and even distraught for not being able to change the event) Rehan is admitted to the hospital by Margaret and Meera where he dreams about Iyer's spirit, saying that he knows he is from the future, his intentions and says that he will not let him win.

Rehan wakes up from the dream the next morning and escapes from the hospital to save Meera's servant, who, according to her letter, was going to get killed. He is horrified along with Meera, Margaret and the driver when he finds the servant to be dead already.
Desperate for her cooperation, he explains everything to Meera and asks her to meet him the next day at noon. The next day, Rehan, Meera and Margaret meet a priest ([[Mohan Kapoor]]), who tells them that far from the town is a Dargah, a mosque where there is a Sufi Baba who could help them. He tells them to start the journey at 3:00&nbsp;pm because spirits are weakest at this point of time and are strongest at 3:00&nbsp;am. He also says that he will pray for them so that the spirit won't be able to do anything directly to them while they reach their destination . As the travelling continues into dusk, the three stay in a hotel. At 3:00&nbsp;am, Iyer's spirit enters Margaret's body through a phone call and tries to rape Meera again. Rehan fights it and takes Meera the rest of the way to the Dargah. The next day, the priest is killed by a snake. Margaret, possessed by the spirit, tries to stop them from entering the Dargah, but Rehan manages to put Margaret's foot at the doorstep of the Dargah thereby forcing the spirit to leave and throwing off her dead body. Inside they find the same rag-picker who sent Rehan into the past, revealing himself to be the Sufi baba.

He tells them that a mile away is a town that was being chanted by Khwaja, and there is a well which makes anything reach it's place where it has to, and in which Meera has to show the way to Iyer's spirit, which is connected to Meera through his blood stained on Meera's pendant when she killed him. As they reach the town, they have to drop the fire, mud, and the pendant (as the well works along with the five elements, water and air being already available). As Meera is performing the act with Rehan by her side, both are stopped by Iyer, who drags Meera away and tries to rape her again, but Rehan manages to throw the pendant in the well, and Iyer is dragged into it. After saving her, Rehan accidentally falls into the well too and reaches back to the year 2011. He finds another letter written by Meera to him in the same place, thanking him for gifting her a new life and saying that she lived happily after that. The mansion is now no longer haunted.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Mahaakshay Chakraborty]] as Rehan
* [[Tia Bajpai]] as Meera
* [[Mahaakshay Chakraborty]] as Rehan Ahmed
* [[Tia Bajpai]] as Meera Sabharwal
* [[Achint Kaur]] as Margaret Malini
* [[Achint Kaur]] as Margaret Malini
* [[Arif Zakaria]] as Professor Iyer
* [[Arif Zakaria]] as Professor Iyer / Professor Iyer (Evil Spirit Ghost)
* [[Krishna Bhatt]] as Stevens
* [[Prachi Shah]] as Mrs. Stephens
* [[Prachi Shah]] as Mrs. Stephens
* [[Mohan Kapoor]] as the priest
* [[Mohan Kapoor]] as the priest
* Sanjay Sharma as the Sufi Baba
* [[Mukesh Rawal]] as Bilawal Ahmed, Rehan's father
}}


==Reception==
==Reception==


===Critical response===
===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."<ref>{{cite web|title=Haunted 3D Movie Review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Haunted-3D/moviereview/8167883.cms|publisher=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=2011-05-06|date=5 May 2011}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|title=Haunted - 3D: Movie Review|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14347/index.html|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|accessdate=2011-05-06|authorlink=Taran Adarsh|date=5 May 2011}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|title=Haunted|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/haunted/786887/0/|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|accessdate=2011-05-06|date=6 May 2011}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of [[NDTV|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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|title=Review: Haunted|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=617|publisher=[[NDTV|NDTV Movies]]|accessdate=2011-05-06|authorlink=Anupama Chopra|date=6 May 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921090457/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=617|archivedate=21 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Arora|first=Preeti|title=Review: Haunted is extremely torturous |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/movie-review-haunted/20110506.htm|publisher=[[Rediff]]|accessdate=2011-05-06|date=6 May 2011}}</ref>
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."<ref>{{cite web|title=Haunted 3D Movie Review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Haunted-3D/moviereview/8167883.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2011-05-06|date=5 May 2011}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|title=Haunted - 3D: Movie Review|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14347/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913035413/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14347/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 September 2010|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=2011-05-06|author-link=Taran Adarsh|date=5 May 2011}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|title=Haunted|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/haunted/786887/0/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=2011-05-06|date=6 May 2011}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of [[NDTV|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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|title=Review: Haunted|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=617|publisher=[[NDTV|NDTV Movies]]|access-date=2011-05-06|author-link=Anupama Chopra|date=6 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921090457/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_review.aspx?lang=hindi&id=617|archive-date=21 September 2012}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Arora|first=Preeti|title=Review: Haunted is extremely torturous |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/movie-review-haunted/20110506.htm|publisher=[[Rediff]]|access-date=2011-05-06|date=6 May 2011}}</ref>


===Box office===
===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 {{INR}} 130&nbsp;million during its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|title=Haunted Records Largest Horror Film Opening Ever|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=2870&nCat=news |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=2011-05-21 |date=10 May 2011}}</ref> By the end of its first week, the film grossed {{INR}} 143.0&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Haunted Has Good First Week|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2880&nCat=box_office_news |publisher=Boxofficeindia.Com |accessdate=2011-05-21|author=Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network|date=13 May 2011}}</ref> In the second weekend, the film experienced a drop of 55% from its first weekend collections, grossing {{INR}} 3.50 crore for a ten-day total of {{INR}} 180&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Haunted Emerges Major Success|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2894&nCat=box_office_news|publisher=Boxofficeindia.com|accessdate=2011-05-21|author=Boxofficndia.Com Trade Network|date=16 May 2011}}</ref> After four weeks, the film grossed {{INR}} 262.5&nbsp;million in India,<ref name="gross4">{{cite web|title=Ready Bumper Opening Pyaar Ka Punchnama Steady|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2955&nCat=box_office_report|publisher=Boxofficeindia.com|accessdate=2011-06-05|author=Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network|date=4 June 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605201053/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2955&nCat=box_office_report|archivedate=5 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and {{INR}} 350&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="worldwidegross">{{cite web|title=Top Worldwide Grossers Mid Year 2011|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3096&nCat=box_office_news |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=2011-08-05|author=Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network|date=1 July 2011}}</ref> It was declared a ''Hit'' by ''Boxoffice-india''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=368&catName=MjAxMQ== |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-06-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604214749/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=368&catName=MjAxMQ== |archivedate=4 June 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
According to boxofficeindia.com, ''Haunted – 3D'' recorded the highest opening ever for an Indian horror film. Released with over 1044 prints, the film grossed {{INR}} 130&nbsp;million during its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|title=Haunted Records Largest Horror Film Opening Ever|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=2870&nCat=news |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=2011-05-21 |date=10 May 2011}}</ref> By the end of its first week, the film grossed {{INR}} 143.0&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Haunted Has Good First Week|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2880&nCat=box_office_news |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=2011-05-21|author=Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network|date=13 May 2011}}</ref> In the second weekend, the film experienced a drop of 55% from its first weekend collections, grossing {{INR}} 3.50 crore for a ten-day total of {{INR}} 180&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Haunted Emerges Major Success|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2894&nCat=box_office_news|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=2011-05-21|author=Boxofficndia.Com Trade Network|date=16 May 2011}}</ref> After four weeks, the film grossed {{INR}} 262.5&nbsp;million in India,<ref name="gross4">{{cite web|title=Ready Bumper Opening Pyaar Ka Punchnama Steady|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2955&nCat=box_office_report|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=2011-06-05|author=Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network|date=4 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605201053/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2955&nCat=box_office_report|archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref> and {{INR}} 350&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="worldwidegross">{{cite web|title=Top Worldwide Grossers Mid Year 2011|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3096&nCat=box_office_news |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=2011-08-05|author=Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network|date=1 July 2011}}</ref> It was declared a ''Hit'' by ''Boxoffice-india''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=368&catName=MjAxMQ== |title=All India 2011 (Figures in INR Crore) |access-date=2011-06-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604214749/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=368&catName=MjAxMQ== |archive-date=4 June 2013}}</ref>


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


===Track listing===
===Track listing===
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| title2 = Mujhe De De Har Gum Tera
| title2 = Mujhe De De Har Gum Tera
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| lyrics2 = Junaid Wasi
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| title4 = Tera Hi Bas Hona Chahoon
| title4 = Tera Hi Bas Hona Chahoon
| extra4 = Jojo, [[Najam Sheraz]] (Backing Vocals) [[Alibinyahiyazaidi]] | lyrics4 = Junaid Wasi
| extra4 = Jojo, Ali Zaidi, [[Najam Sheraz]] | lyrics4 = Junaid Wasi
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| length4 = 5:39
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Haunted – 3D
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVikram Bhatt
Written byVikram Bhatt
Story byAmin Hajee
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPravin Bhatt
Edited byKuldeep Mehan
Music byChirantan Bhatt
Production
companies
Distributed byReliance Entertainment[1]
Release date
  • 6 May 2011 (2011-05-06)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹13 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹ 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

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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

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Reception

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Critical response

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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

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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

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

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Jaaniya"Junaid WasiSiddharth Basrur5:07
2."Mujhe De De Har Gum Tera"Junaid WasiSiddharth Basrur4:58
3."Sau Baras"Junaid WasiTia Bajpai5:05
4."Tera Hi Bas Hona Chahoon"Junaid WasiJojo, Ali Zaidi, Najam Sheraz5:39
5."Tum Ho Mera Pyaar"Shakeel AzmiKK, Suzanne D'Mello5:06
6."You're So Beautiful"Junaid WasiNikhil D'Souza4:30

References

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  1. ^ "Vikram Bhatt's Haunted 3D to be distributed by Reliance Entertainment". Business of Cinema. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Haunted 3D - Movie - Box Office India".
  3. ^ "Haunted 3D - Movie - Box Office India".
  4. ^ Mahaldar, Manisha (9 February 2011). "Haunted: Vikram Bhatt's new .horror flick". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  5. ^ Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (5 February 2011). "Turn on the fear factor in 3D". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  6. ^ Koimoi.com Team (18 January 2011). "Vikram Bhatt's Haunted – India's First Stereoscopic 3D Film". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Vikram Bhatt enters 3D world with 'Haunted'". IBN Live. Indo-Asian News Service. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  8. ^ The Hitlist Team (9 February 2011). "Vikram Bhatt is ready to scare you". Mid-Day. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  9. ^ "Haunted – 3D: Complete Cast and Crew details". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  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.
  12. ^ "Haunted 3D Movie Review". The Times of India. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  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.
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