Filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt says that his next film 'Raaz - The Mystery Continues' is not a sequel to 2005 hit starring Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea but is inspired by Hollywood suspense-horror 'The Omen'.

'The film can be termed as a supernatural thriller on the lines of Hollywood's 1976 movie 'The Omen' starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick. But the story is not exactly the same, ' Bhatt told.

Vishesh Films is co-producing the film with Sony BMG, with whom they recently collaborated on four projects. The film, which is already on the floors, is a part of a Rs.1 billion deal.

'For a change, we are not the producers of this film. Sony BMG has forayed into film production in India now, ' added Bhatt.

Directed by Mohit Suri of 'Kalyug' fame, the film starring Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut will be ready for release by the end of this year.