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{{Infobox film
| name = Haunted – 3D
| image = Haunted3D-filmposter.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Vikram Bhatt]]
| writer = Vikram Bhatt
| producer = {{ubl|Vikram Bhatt|Arun Rangachari|[[Om Raut]]}}
| story = Amin Hajee
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mahaakshay Chakraborty]]|[[Tia Bajpai]]|[[Achint Kaur]]|[[Arif Zakaria]]}}
| music = [[Chirantan Bhatt]]
| cinematography = [[Pravin Bhatt]]
| editing = Kuldeep Mehan
| studio = {{ubl|ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.|[[DAR Motion Pictures]]|BVG Films}}
| 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>
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2011|5|6}}
| runtime = 143 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| 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 = {{Estimation}} {{INR}} 36 crore<ref name="BO"/>
}}
'''''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 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> A sequel titled [[Haunted 3D: Ghosts of the Past]] is scheduled to release in 2026.

==Plot==
{{Long plot|date=May 2022}}
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. Stephens, who warns him about the presence of the evil entity, but he stays and is attacked by Iyer's spirit. The next morning, a ragpicker catches Rehan's attention, tells him about the cries of the innocent girl and sends Rehan back to 1936. He wakes up, and is startled by the looks of the place. He then sees a newspaper which had the year 1936 written on it, indicating he is indeed in the year 1936 and has time travelled. He befriends Meera and attempts to protect her from Iyer, but events unfold as before, with Iyer hurting Rehan and 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 kills the caretaker, possesses Margaret, he then follows them, trying to abduct Meera and kill Rehan, 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==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Mahaakshay Chakraborty]] as Rehan
* [[Tia Bajpai]] as Meera Sabharwal
* [[Achint Kaur]] as Margaret Malini
* [[Arif Zakaria]] as Professor Iyer (evil spirit ghost)
* [[Prachi Shah]] as Mrs. Stephens
* [[Mohan Kapoor]] as the priest
* Sanjay Sharma as the Sufi Baba (the ragpicker)
* [[Mukesh Rawal]] as Bilawal ahmed, Rehan's father
}}

==Reception==

===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|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 3D. 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===
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 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 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 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 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 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==
The music is composed by [[Chirantan Bhatt]] while the lyrics are penned by [[Shakeel Azmi]] and [[Junaid Wasi]].

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Jaaniya
| extra1 = [[Siddharth Basrur]]
| lyrics1 = Junaid Wasi
| length1 = 5:07
| title2 = Mujhe De De Har Gum Tera
| extra2 = [[Siddharth Basrur]]
| lyrics2 = Junaid Wasi
| length2 = 4:58
| title3 = Sau Baras
| extra3 = [[Tia Bajpai]]
| lyrics3 = Junaid Wasi
| length3 = 5:05
| title4 = Tera Hi Bas Hona Chahoon
| extra4 = Jojo, Ali Zaidi, [[Najam Sheraz]] | lyrics4 = Junaid Wasi
| length4 = 5:39
| title5 = Tum Ho Mera Pyaar
| extra5 = [[Krishnakumar Kunnath|KK]], [[Suzanne D'Mello]]
| lyrics5 = Shakeel Azmi
| length5 = 5:06
| title6 = You're So Beautiful
| extra6 = [[Nikhil D'Souza]]
| lyrics6 = Junaid Wasi
| length6 = 4:30

}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.haunted3dfilm.com/}}
*{{IMDb title|1887763|Haunted}}

{{Vikram Bhatt}}

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[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:2011 3D films]]
[[Category:2011 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2011 Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:Indian horror thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:Indian 3D films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Vikram Bhatt]]
[[Category:2010s films about time travel]]
[[Category:Films set in country houses]]
[[Category:DAR Motion Pictures films]]

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