Filmmaker
Vikram
Bhatt
has
denied
that
his
forthcoming
film
Raaz
Reboot
has
leaked
online,
but
he
says
a
bogus
file
in
its
name
was
made
available
online
to
warn
miscreants.
It
was
reported
that
the
fourth
instalment
of
the
popular
'Raaz'
franchise,
helmed
by
Bhatt,
has
been
leaked.
The
news
of
its
leak
went
viral
online
on
Tuesday
night,
with
lead
actor
Emraan
Hashmi
urging
his
fans
to
avoid
watching
the
leaked
version.
But
when
asked
about
the
film's
leak,
Bhatt
told
IANS,
"It's
not
really
leaked.
We
put
in
a
bogus
file
because
we
know
what's
been
happening
for
the
past
few
films,
and
we
have
understood
that."
The
filmmaker
said
he
was
amazed
to
see
that
within
10
to
15
minutes
of
the
news
being
leaked
that
the
film
is
online,
"5,000
downloads
had
happened".
"5,000
downloads
of
a
film
which
was
not
even
'Raaz
Reboot'.
So
this
is
how
Torrents
is
destroying
the
business.
Now
this
(planting
a
bogus
file)
is
our
way
of
warning
those
people
to
stay
away
from
our
content.
So,
no,
the
film
has
not
leaked," he
said.
Bhatt
said
a
film's
leak
damages
its
box
office
potential.
"'Great
Grand
Masti' is
an
example
of
how
terribly
the
business
got
affected.
So,
of
course,
a
film
after
it
has
released,
when
it
leaks
online,
it
damages
business.
So
you
can
imagine
for
a
film
that
has
not
even
released,"
he
added.
Bhatt
appealed
that
people
should
watch
films
in
theatres.
"What
I
would
like
to
add
is
that
watch
films
in
the
theatre
and
if
you
decide
not
to
watch
them,
then
don't
watch
them.
But
do
not
download,"
he
said.
Raaz
Reboot
features
Kriti
Kharbanda
and
Gaurav
Arora
apart
from
Emraan.
The
film
will
release
on
Friday.