An official remake of the 2011 film The Hidden Face, Murder 3 was released on 15 February 2013 and bombed at the box office.

In a flashback, it is also shown that Roshni, jealous of Vikram's relationship with one of his colleagues, decided to pretend she was leaving him.

As Nisha is ready to open the door, she pauses and decides not to rescue Roshni because she might lose Vikram after that.

After Roshni comes out of the secret room, she sees the images and the package, which are pictures of Vikram and his colleague in compromising situations, shattering her.

Asin Thottumkal was offered the lead female role, but turned it down as she was not happy with the script.

Now that we have the official rights of the film (The Hidden Face), we look to doing it justice and taking the Murder franchise forward.

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 4 out of 5 and stated that Murder 3 "is one of the finest thrillers to come out of Vishesh Films.

"[10] Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times Of India gave it 3 out of 5, while commenting "This one's no bloody Valentine, but watch it if you like it twisted."

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it 2.5/5 stars and stated 'Murder 3, a thriller that vacillates between the taut to the toxic, packs enough punch and panache to keep the audience glued, if not sweep them off their feet.

It tweaks the formula just a tad – it goes somewhat easy on the erotic component of the Murder franchise, opts for a markedly stronger emotional spine, and gives the female characters more than usual space.'