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Gaurav Dubey (MID-DAY; January 29, 2016)

The cast and crew of Raaz Reboot, currently shooting in Romania, are ready to put themselves on beta- blockers. For, they are headed to the Hoia Baciu Forest, labelled as the world’s most haunted woods notorious for UFO sightings, disembodied screams, and inexplicable burns left on those who enter. The idea to shoot at the spooky location came from lead actor Emraan Hashmi, we hear.

A source says, “The makers want the film to be look as realistic as possible, and Emraan recently suggested to Vikram (Bhatt, director) that they must shoot at the haunted Hoia Baciu Forest. He had heard that it is also called the Bermuda Triangle of Romania and is associated with paranormal not really kicked about the idea, but Emraan has managed to convince all of them.”

Emraan confirms the story and says, “I had from some of my friends. They shared a lot of experiences and that is when I thought that we should shoot at Hoia Baciu forest.”
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 Nayandeep Rakshit (DNA; January 29, 2016)

While it’s known that Emraan Hashmi plays a vampire in Raaz Reboot, the latest instalment of the Raaz franchise and that the film is already on floors, shooting in the freezing locales of Romania, here’s what you don’t know: they’re shooting there at Emraan’s suggestion.

The team will be shooting a major portion of their film in the Hoia-Baciu Forest which is situated near Cluj-Napoca in Romania. A source from the team tells us, “Emraan loves reading about haunted places and he came across this story which revolves around people facing unusual situations in the Hoia-Baciu forest. Known for its paranormal activities, this is also called the most haunted forest in the world. And it was reason enough to get Emraan excited.”

After researching a lot about the forest, Emraan immediately called up his director and told him about the stories that he read. The entire team instantly agreed to shoot there as it will also add to the film’s aesthetics. Emraan too felt that the surroundings of the forest will bring out the spooky ambience beautifully on screen. So if the team witnesses something strange while shooting, you know who to blame!

PEHLE BHI!
* Raaz was shot at Fern Hill Hotel in Ooty which had a notorious reputation of ghastly appearances and spooky incidents.
* Vikram Bhatt’s 1920 was shot at the Allerton Castle, England which is considered one of the top 10 most haunted castles in the world.
* A lot of films have been filmed in Bhangarh which tops the list of the most haunted places in India.
* While shooting for Aatma at Thakur College, Mumbai, Bipasha Basu had witnessed something peculiar.
* Mukesh Mills, which has been a hotspot to many Bollywood films is also famous for its eerie atmosphere and uncanny weird experiences.