Karan beats up Jojo and accidentally kills him, and his troupe is selected to perform eventually.
Meanwhile, another dancer named Harry from the troupe gets wind of their plot and starts to blackmail Karan.
It is revealed that Karan killed Jojo Fernandes deliberately, rather than the latter dying in an accident.
Raj explains every point of the plan right up to precise time and says that he will call on the landline as he wants to hear Priya scream while she is dying.
Raj was discussing a meeting with an employee that day and hence doesn't listen to the tape.
Raj calls the landline as planned, and an excited Priya answers the phone.
He rushes to save Priya only to see the police and an ambulance waiting at the house.
Before production began, Priyanka Chopra was offered the female lead role and she was supposed to make her debut with this film, she even shot for 2 days but was unable to continue due to a dispute.
[6] The soundtrack of Humraaz was composed by Himesh Reshammiya with lyrics by Sudhakar Sharma.
[9] Derek Elley of Variety opined that "A well-played Bollywood mystery-thriller that’s let down only by a lack of visual style, “Humraaz” gets good character mileage from its star trio and fine perfs from two of them (Bobby Deol, Amisha Patel)".
[10] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3 stars out of 5, writing "On the whole, HUMRAAZ has a fresh cast, a riveting script, the grandiose look and several thrilling moments to take you on a joyride for the next three hours.
The film has all it takes to appeal to an avid cinegoer who's thirsting for wholesome entertainment.
[13] Chitra Mahesh of The Hindu opined that "Though the end is filmy and long drawn out, the suspense is tangible".