For many Indian audiences in 2002, Raaz was their first introduction to the "Hollywood style" of horror in Hindi cinema. While it drew heavy inspiration from What Lies Beneath , Vikram Bhatt adapted the narrative perfectly for the Indian sensibility. He blended the western trope of a restless spirit with the Indian fear of the occult and reincarnation.
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