Bollywood's tryst with horror
Starring singer Udit Narayan's son Aditya Narayan, horror flick Shaapit releases on March 19, 2009. Here's a look at some of the scariest horror films Bollywood has produced thus far.
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The 2002 flick Raaz which featured Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea was a horror thriller. An unofficial Bollywood adaptation of What Lies Beneath, Raaz was one of the top grossing films of 2002, with Bipasha being nominated for the Filmfare Best Actress Award.
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The 2003 flick Bhoot was a gritty supernatural thriller by Ram Gopal Verma. Loosely inspired by the Hollywood flick The Exorcist, Urmila Mantodkar starrer Bhoot again dealt with the supernatural theme, with the only difference being that unlike most Bollywood films, this one didn't contain any songs.
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Naina starring Urmila Matondkar in the lead was an uncredited remake of the Hong Kong film The Eye. Its release caused controversy in India because its depiction of the protagonist seeing ghosts after receiving a corneal transplant was similar to existing fears in India surrounding corneal transplants. It was feared the film would discourage people from donating corneas or seeking corneal transplants.
