| Ragini MMS | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Pawan Kripalani |
| Produced by |
Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor Amit Kapoor Sidhartha M. Jain |
| Screenplay by |
Pawan Kripalani Vaspar Dandiwala |
| Story by | Pawan Kripalani |
| Starring |
Rajkummar Rao Kainaz Motivala |
| Music by |
Shamir Tandon S D Burman Bappi Lahri Faizan Hussain Agnel Roman |
| Cinematography | Tribhuvan Babu |
| Edited by | Pooja Ladha Surti |
| Distributed by |
ALT Entertainment Balaji Motion Pictures iRock Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ?13 million (US$190,000) |
| Box office | ?90 million (US$1.3 million) |
Ragini MMS is a 2011 Indian found footage horror film directed by Pawan Kripalani and produced by Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. It was released on 13 May 2011 (Friday the 13th). The film is inspired by the 2007 American supernatural horror film Paranormal Activity and is partly based on the real story of a girl from Delhi named Deepika.
Contents
Cast
- Kainaz Motivala as Ragini
- Rajkumar Rao as Uday
- Rajat Paul as Vishal
- Janice as Piya
- Shernaz as Neha
- Vinod Rawat as Jigar
- Harshraj Shroff as Friend 1
- Cristy Philips as Friend 2
- M. Ravichandran Thevar as Friend 3
- Mangala White as Ghost Spirit
Production
The film was originally titled Raginni MMS but a numerologist advised Ekta Kapoor to change it to Ragini MMS. The film took only 25 days to shoot. Total six cameras were used to shot the film including Canon 7D, Arri Alexa and a handicam. The size of the total footage shot was around 2.5 terabytes.
Release
The film had a midnight première on 13 May 2011 in Pune. The film opened to a very good response in its first week grossing ? 77.5 million. It was steady during its second week and grossed ? 99.4 million at the end of its second week. The film recovered its cost within two days of release.
Reception
Upon release, the film met with mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave it 4/5 stars and called it a "creepy, spine-chilling date movie" saying, "Ragini MMS amalgamates components of horror, paranormal and sex seamlessly. It titillates, it petrifies, but most importantly, it tells you a story which is daunting, imaginative and unconventional." Naresh Deoshi from Apunka Choice also gave the film 4/5 stars calling it "a damn scary film!"[9] Ankur Pathak from Rediff.com gave the film 3.5/5 stars and said "Ekta Kapoor's new film is terrifyingly real, and immensely watchable for the cold fright it inspires. She must be lauded for relying on young actors, and believing in the risky attempt of largely untouched storytelling."[10] Nikhat Kazmi from the Times of India gave the film 3.5/5 stars as well. She said "...Ragini MMS makes a heady cocktail of sex and horror that's so very different from run-of-the-mill Bollywood."[11] Shubha Shetty-Saha gave the film a good review of 3/5 and said "some scenes were so scary, that I actually wanted to run out of the theatre."[12]
Mayank Shekhar from the Hindustan Times gave the film 2/5 stars,[13] while Pankaj Sabnani from Glamsham gave the film an average review of 2.5/5 saying "Ragini MMS isn't worth 'circulating', if you have a large appetite for horror."[14] Aniruddha Guha from DNA gave the film 2/5 saying, "Watch Ragini MMS only if you dig cheap thrills. But don't worry about losing sleep thereafter."[15]
Awards
Best Searchlight Film – Ekta Kapoor
Soundtrack
| Ragini MMS | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | 19 April 2011 |
| Genre | Bollywood Music |
The music is composed by S. D. Burman, Shamir Tandon, Faizan Hussain, Agnel Roman, and Bappi Lahiri. The soundtrack for the film was released on 19 April 2011. It consists of only four songs, including the hit song "Raat Akeli Hai" from the 1967 film, Jewel Thief. Erik Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 is also heard in pieces in this film.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Itne Kareeb Aao" | Shamir Tandon | Raaj | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Raat Akeli Hai" | S. D. Burman | Asha Bhosle | 5:17 |
| 3. | "Ragini" | Faizan Hussain, Agnel Roman | Faizan Hussain, Agnel Roman | 3:27 |
| 4. | "You Are My Chicken Fry" (Remix) | Bappi Lahiri | Bappi Lahiri, Shweta Shetty | 4:07 |
Sequel
A sequel to the movie, Ragini MMS 2 was made and released on 21 March 2014. Continuing the story, the sequel focused on a film crew who went back to the haunted house to shoot a film on the infamous Ragini MMS scandal.Directed by Bhusan patel.
See also
- Found footage (pseudo-documentary)
- Ragini MMS 2 This sequel is directed by Bhusan Patel.
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