Raaz 3: Bipasha Basu talks about superstitious actors
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oi-Tarneet
By Puri
Defending
Bollywood's
fondness
for
visiting
shrines
and
temples
ahead
of
film
releases,
Raaz
3
actress
Bipasha
Basu
says
religion
and
superstition
are
very
much
part
of
the
industry.
She
also
says
that
every
actor
wants
to
make
their
film
a
hit
and
that's
why
they
believe
in
certain
superstitions.
Filmmaker
Madhur
Bhandarkar
along
with
lead
actor
Kareena
Kapoor
decided
to
launch
the
music
of
his
forthcoming
film
Heroine
at
Siddhivinayak
Temple
in
Mumbai,
causing
a
stampede
like
situation.
While
producer
Ekta
Kapoor
caused
controversy
when
she
visited
Ajmer
Sharif
Dargah
before
the
release
of
Kyaa
Super
Kool
Hain
Hum.
She
was
accused
of
using
the
shrine
visit
to
promote
the
adult
comedy
by
some
religious
heads.
"Religion
and
superstition
are
part
of
our
country
and
they
also
exist
in
our
business.
We
actors
pray
a
lot.
Before
any
release
everyone
is
going
to
dargahs,
temples
and
it
shows
the
vulnerable
side
of
an
actor.
It
is
not
that
we
are
selfish
people.
We
are
there
to
just
ask
for
a
hit.
There
is
nothing
wrong
in
doing
so," Bipasha
told
PTI.
The
33-year-old
actress
is
all
set
for
the
release
of
her
film
Raaz
3,
which
will
see
her
portray
the
role
of
a
fading
actress,
who
resorts
to
black
magic
to
bring
down
an
upcoming
star's
career.
In
an
unique
promotional
strategy
for
the
film,
Bipasha
was
recently
spotted
handing
out
nimboo-mirchi
(lemon
and
chilly)
to
autowallahs
in
Mumbai.
"It
is
fun.
It
is
not
leading
to
anything
which
is
wrong.
Nimboo-mirchi
is
something
we
all
do.
It
is
just
to
ward
off
the
evil.
Every
Saturday
I
buy
it
and
put
it
in
my
car.
My
mother
has
made
it
a
tradition
and
asked
me
to
do
it.
Putting
it
on
auto-rickshaws
was
a
fun
way
to
promote
the
film," she
said.
Raaz
3
directed
by
Vikram
Bhatt,
also
stars
Emraan
Hashmi
and
Esha
Gupta
and
will
hit
theatres
on
September
7.