The film released on 6 September 2012 to positive reviews while Basu's role received critical acclaim. It was one of the films in a series of quasi-sequels released under the Bhatt Banner including, and, each of which had nothing to do with their respective prequels, but somehow fell into the same genre following a similar story. Bipasha Basu who was a part of the first film of the Raaz series, has made a comeback to the series after opting out of the second film. The film is the third installment in the, being a sequel to, which itself was a sequel to Raaz which starred Bipasha Basu and. The movie features, and as main characters. Running time 139 minutes Country India Language Hindi Budget ₹250 million (US$3.6 million) Box office ₹970 million (US$14 million)(worldwide) Raaz 3 (also known as Raaz 3: The Third Dimension) (English: Secret 3) is a film directed by, and produced by and.