Vikram Bhatt re-shoots
“Haunted Ghosts Of The Past” on real locales
Renowned director Vikram Bhatt reshot Haunted Ghosts Of The Past for 12 Days in REAL locations following FAN demand. The film is set for January 30, 2026
Notably, the 3D format has emerged as big among the Indian audience with Avatar released in 2009 and further got a boost among the masses. Credit goes to director Vikram Bhatt for his Haunted 2011 featuring Mimoh Chakra Tia Bajpai. The film was a sleeper hit due to the horror element, plot, execution, music and of course, the 3D element.
Now, Vikram Bhatt is ready with Haunted – Ghosts Of The Past. It brings back Mimoh Chakraborty and this time, he’s joined by Chetna Pande and others. Its teaser was dropped on September 3 and the plan was to unveil the film in cinemas on November 21. However, the film has been deferred tiĥĥ next year. Bollywood Hungama exclusively spoke to Vikram Bhatt to understand the reason behind it.
As per Vikram Bhatt his mother was very unwell since January. In September, she passed away. Due to this tragedy, he couldn’t do the amount of VFX work required.
Adding when they dropped the releaþhe lovers of the Haunted series were not happy. They wanted more real locations. We have always been in the habit of listening to good advice. Hence, we have adhered to it and shot in actual locations. We have incorporated those shots into the film. Accordingly, we are now ready to bring the film on January 30, 2026.”
He further explained, “We generated a lot of VFX plates for the background. But that didn’t look real enough. Hence, we went and shot a couple of scenes for 10-12 days.”
Many netizens speculated that AI has been used in Haunted – Ghosts Of The Past. Vikram Bhatt clarified, “There was no AI. It was all VFX. Basically, the film is set in a strange new world. He wanted to create that world (as per the requirement). But he realized that before watching the film, the audience won’t know what world is being shown in the film. Hence, they have assumed that it’s bad VFX (laughs). But it actually wasn’t. It was just a different world.”
When asked when the trailer of Haunted – Ghosts Of The Past will be released, Vikram Bhatt answered, “The trailer will be out next month.”
The songs of Haunted were memorable. What can we expect from the songs of the second part? Vikram replied, “Hopefully, we will be able to match the soundtrack of the first part, if not better it (smiles).”
Lastly, a conversation about a film of the Haunted series is incomplete without mentioning the 3D element. Vikram Bhatt made a big claim before signing off, he tells that Haunted – Ghosts Of The Past will have the best 3D to date in Indian cinema. He just saw some 3D shots and he was jumping with joy!”
News Edit KV Raman
