Ragini MMS (franchise)
| Ragini MMS | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Balaji Motion Pictures ALT Entertainment |
| Original work | Ragini MMS |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | Ragini MMS Ragini MMS 2 |
| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) | Ragini MMS Ragini MMS 2 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Web series | Ragini MMS: Returns Ragini MMS: Returns 2 |
Ragini MMS is an Indian erotic-horror franchise of films and Web series created by Balaji Motion Pictures and ALT Entertainment.[1] The two films of this series were released in 2011[2] and 2014[3] respectively. A web series, Ragini MMS: Returns, premiered on ALT Balaji[4][5][6][7][8][9] on 19 October 2017.[10] The second season of the web series Premiered on 18 December 2019 on ALT Balaji & Zee5 apps.[11][12][13][14]
Overview
[edit]Ragini MMS
[edit]A young woman goes out on a weekend trip to a deserted farmhouse with her scheming lover. However, the couple soon witnesses a series of paranormal events.
Ragini MMS 2
[edit]A director attempts to shoot an erotic horror movie in a house where, unbeknown to him, a demonic spirit resides. Even before the crew starts filming, the spirit possesses the lead actress's body.
Films
[edit]| Film | Release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragini MMS | 13 May 2011 | Pawan Kripalani | Pawan Kripalani,Vaspar Dandiwala | Pawan Kripalani | Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, Amit Kapoor, Sidhartha M. Jain |
| Ragini MMS 2 | 21 March 2014 | Bhushan Patel | Tanveer Bookwala, Ishita Moitra | Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor | |
Web Series
[edit]| Title | Release date | Director | Written by | Cast | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragini MMS: Returns (Season 1) | 19 October 2017 [15] | Suyash Vadhavkar | Kamayani Vyas and Nikhil Vyas | Karishma Sharma, Siddharth Gupta, Riya Sen, Nishant Singh Malkani and Dilnaz Irani | ALTBalaji and ZEE5[16] |
| Ragini MMS: Returns (Season 2) | 18 December 2019 [11] | Divya Agarwal, Varun Sood, Navneet Kaur, Thea Dsouza and Sunny Leone |
Overview
[edit]Ragini MMS: Returns is an Indian erotic horror web series produced under ALTBalaji.[17] The series is the third installment in this franchise. The series is directed by Suyash Vadhavkar and Shahriyar Afsan Ovro and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor.
The first season starred Karishma Sharma, Riya Sen and Siddharth Gupta.[18] It premiered on ALTBalaji and ZEE5 on 19 October 2017.[19] The second season[20][21][22] starred Sunny Leone,[23][24][25] Divya Agarwal,[26][27] Varun Sood[28][29] in the leading roles. It premiered on 18 December 2019.[30]
Cast and characters
[edit]| Character | Film | Web series | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragini MMS (2011) |
Ragini MMS 2 (2014) |
Ragini MMS: Returns (Season 1) (2017) |
Ragini MMS: Returns (Season 2) (2019) | ||
| Ragini | Kainaz Motivala | Kainaz Motivala (archived) | |||
| The Witch / Ghost | Mangala White | Geetanjali Kulkarni | Raquib Arshad | ||
| Uday | Rajkumar Rao | Mentioned only | Rajkumar Rao (archived) | ||
| Vishal | Rajat Paul | ||||
| Piya | Janice | ||||
| Neha | Shernaz | ||||
| Jigar | Vinod Rawat | ||||
| Friend 1 | Harshraj Shroff | ||||
| Friend 2 | Cristy Philips | ||||
| Friend 3 | M. Ravichandran Thevar | ||||
| Sunny Leone | Herself | Herself (archived) | |||
| Satya Kumar | Saahil Prem | ||||
| Rocks | Parvin Dabas | ||||
| Monali | Sandhya Mridul | ||||
| Maddy | Karan Veer Mehra | ||||
| Gina | Anita Hassanandani | ||||
| Dr. Meera Dutta | Divya Dutta | ||||
| Tanya Kapoor | Soniya Mehra | ||||
| Kunal Khanna | Karan Taluja | ||||
| Special appearance in a song | Yo Yo Honey Singh | ||||
| Ragini 2 | Karishma Sharma | Divya Agarwal | |||
| Rahul | Siddharth Gupta | Varun Sood | |||
| Simran | Riya Sen | ||||
| Raj | Nishant Singh Malkani | ||||
| Kavita | Dilnaz Irani | ||||
| Principal Rajat Kapoor | Harssh A. Singh | ||||
| Old Woman/Anshuman | Raquib Arshad | ||||
| Chowkidar Raju | A. R. Rama | ||||
Crew
[edit]| Character | Film | Web series | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragini MMS (2011) |
Ragini MMS 2 (2016) |
Ragini MMS Returns (2017) | |
| Director | Pawan Kripalani | Bhushan Patel | Suyash Vadhavkar[31] |
| Producer(s) | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor Amit Kapoor Sidhartha M. Jain |
Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor | |
| Screenplay | Pawan Kripalani Vaspar Dandiwala |
Tanveer Bookwala Ishita Moitra |
Kamayani Vyas Nikhil Vyas |
| Story | Pawan Kripalani | Tanveer Bookwala Ishita Moitra |
Kamayani Vyas Nikhil Vyas |
| Composer(s) | Shamir Tandon S D Burman Bappi Lahri Faizan Hussain Agnel Roman |
Chirantan Bhatt Meet Bros Anjjan Yo Yo Honey Singh Pranay Rijia Amar Mohile |
Ripul Sharma George Joseph |
| Cinematography | Tribhuvan Babu | Mehul Gadani | Anubhav Bansal |
| Editor | Pooja Ladha Surti | Arnav Das | Nitin FCP Prashant Panda |
Release and revenue
[edit]| Film | Release date | Budget | Box office revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragini MMS | 13 May 2011 | ₹13 million (US$160,000)[32] | ₹99.4 million (US$1.2 million)[33] |
| Ragini MMS 2 | 21 March 2014 | ₹190 million (US$2.3 million)[34] | ₹632 million (US$7.6 million)[34] |
| Total | ₹230 million (US$2.8 million) Two films |
₹731 million (US$8.8 million) Two films |
Awards
[edit]Ragini MMS (2011)
[edit]Best Searchlight Film – Ekta Kapoor
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