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{{Infobox media franchise
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'''''Ragini MMS''''' is an Indian [[Erotic film|erotic]]-[[horror film|horror]] franchise of films and Web series created by [[Balaji Motion Pictures]] and ALT Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunny Leone playing herself in Ragini MMS 2?|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Sunny-Leone-playing-herself-in-Ragini-MMS-2/Article1-997998.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122220836/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Sunny-Leone-playing-herself-in-Ragini-MMS-2/Article1-997998.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 January 2013|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=2 February 2013|location=Mumbai|date=22 January 2013}}</ref> There is two films of this series released in 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14410/index.html |title=Ragini MMS : Complete Cast and Crew details |publisher=Bollywoodhungama.com |accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref> and 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Sonakshi, Alia, Arjun at Ekta's success bash for Ragini MMS 2, Main Tera Hero|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/sonakshi-alia-arjun-at-ektas-success-bash-for-ragini-mms-2-main-tera-hero-1474283.html|publisher=FirstPost|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> respectively, and a web series is currently premiering on [[ALT Balaji]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/ragini-mms-returns-web-series-hot-poster-karishma-sharma-siddharth-gupta-see-photos-videos-4838052/|title=Ragini MMS Returns poster: Karishma Sharma flaunts her bare back. But will horror return too?|date=11 September 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/ekta-kapoor-goes-all-out-with-ragini-2-2-web-series-with-more-sex-more-horror-more-riya-sen-322882.html|title=Ekta Kapoor Goes All Out With Ragini 2.2 Web Series With More Sex, More Horror & More Riya Sen|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/080617/riya-sen-to-sizzle-in-altbalajis-new-show-ragini-mms-22.html|title=Riya Sen to sizzle in ALTBalaji's new show Ragini MMS 2.2|date=8 June 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/lifestyle/riya-sens-beauty-secret-heres-the-secret-behind-ragini-mms-2-2-stars-glowing-skin-2407163|title=Riya Sen’s Beauty Secret: Here’s the Secret Behind Ragini MMS 2.2 Star’s Glowing Skin|first=Chethana|last=Prakasan|date=17 August 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/ekta-kapoors-ragini-mms-2-2-web-series-riya-sen-include-lot-steamy-scenes-729179|title=Ekta Kapoor's Ragini MMS 2.2 web series with Riya Sen to include a lot of steamy scenes|first=Parismita|last=Goswami|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/check-out-the-erotic-poster-of-ragini-mms-2-2/|title=Ragini Is Back! Check Out The Erotic Poster of Ragini MMS 2.2|date=11 September 2017|publisher=}}</ref> from 19 October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ragini-mms-returns-trailer-karishma-sharma-in-lingerie-faces-her-worst-nightmare/story-cUcoOcCjo1ZHlEbsm2yGVL.html|title=Ragini MMS Returns trailer: Karishma Sharma in lingerie faces her worst nightmare|date=14 September 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Along with the second season of the web series which is Set to Premier on 18 December 2019 on [[ALT Balaji]] App & [[ZEE5|Zee5]] App.<ref name="indiatoday.in">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/web-series/story/ragini-mms-returns-2-promo-out-divya-agarwal-and-varun-sood-s-sizzling-chemistry-is-too-hot-to-handle-1522501-2019-05-11|title=Ragini MMS Returns 2 promo out: Divya Agarwal and Varun Sood's sizzling chemistry is too hot to handle}}</ref><ref name="mumbailive.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/digital/divya-agarwal-and-varun-sood-to-play-the-lead-in-altbalaji-ragini-mms-returns-season-2-35735|title=Divya Agarwal And Varun Sood To Play The Lead In ALTBalaji’s Ragini MMS Returns Season 2}}</ref><ref name="inkhabar.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.inkhabar.com/entertainment/ragini-mms-returns-season-2-teaser-varun-sood-divya-agarwal-put-screen-on-fire-in-ragini-mms-returns-season-2-teaser|title=Ragini MMS Returns Season 2 Teaser: रागिनी एमएमएस रिटर्न्स सीजन 2 टीजर रिलीज, वरुण सूद-दिव्या अग्रवाल ने की बोल्डनेस की हदें की पार}}</ref><ref name="bizasialive.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/divya-agarwal-varun-sood-make-acting-debut-with-ragini-mms-returns-2/|title=Divya Agarwal & Varun Sood make acting debut with ‘Ragini MMS Returns 2’}}</ref>

==Films==
===''Ragini MMS'' (2011)===
{{main|Ragini MMS}}

===''Ragini MMS 2'' (2014)===
{{main|Ragini MMS 2}}

==Web series==
===''Ragini MMS: Returns'' (2017)===

{{main|Ragini MMS: Returns}}

''Ragini MMS: Returns'' is an Indian erotic-horror web series produced and distributed by [[ALT Balaji]]. The series is the third installment of ''Ragini MMS'' franchise, after ''Ragini MMS'' (2011) and ''Ragini MMS 2'' (2013). It stars [[Karishma Sharma]], [[Riya Sen]], [[Siddharth Gupta]] and [[Nishant Singh Malkani]] in lead roles. The series started streaming on ALT Balaji [[YouTube]] channel from 19 October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ragini-mms-2-2-pic-gone-viral-is-that-karishma-sharma-on-the-poster-1748356|title=Ragini MMS 2.2 Pic Gone Viral. Is That Karishma Sharma On The Poster?|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/ragini-mms-2-2-meet-the-show-s-new-sultry-lead-karishma-sharma/story-MEqpqHpTHkLCTYtjeavAYL.html|title=Ragini MMS 2.2: Meet the show’s new sultry lead, Karishma Sharma|date=9 September 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/who-karishma-sharma-check-out-sizzling-photos-ragini-mms-2-2-actress-741601|title=Who is Karishma Sharma? Check out sizzling photos of Ragini MMS 2.2 actress|first=Sushmita|last=Sen|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inuth.com/photos/ragini-mms-2-2-movie/first-look/karishma-sharmas-first-look-from-ragini-mms-22/|title=karishma sharmas first look from ragini mms 22 First look: Ragini MMS 2.2 First Look Photogallery, Ragini MMS 2.2 Wallpapers, Ragini MMS 2.2 Pictures|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/news/karishma-sharma-is-turning-up-the-heat-in-the-first-look-of-ragini-mms-2-2-view-pic-2459168/|title=Karishma Sharma Is Turning Up The Heat In The First Look Of Ragini MMS 2.2 – View Pic|first=India.com Entertainment|last=Desk|date=8 September 2017|publisher=}}</ref>

====Plot====
The plot revolves around the life of Simran ([[Riya Sen]]), and Ragini ([[Karishma Sharma]]). The uncanny haunting that they witness at an old deserted college is at the heart of this story. Running behind the scandalous MMS CD, which has thrilling mysteries and dark secrets to unwind, is what awaits the two in search to fight the freakish energy that surrounds them.

====Season 1 episodes====
# ''Sex Shaadi Mms'' (19 October 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiR2JT2bfb4|title=RAGINI MMS RETURNS - E01 I SEX SHAADI MMS - All Episodes Streaming Now - #ALTBalajiOriginal|publisher=}}</ref>
# ''Bikini Special'' (19 October 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r2ZiIHAUxI|title=RAGINI MMS RETURNS - E02 I BIKINI SPECIAL - All Episodes Streaming Now - #ALTBalajiOriginal|first=|last=ALTBalaji|date=19 October 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref>
# ''Sex Can Kill!!'' (19 October 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-k2RJlKy40|title=RAGINI MMS RETURNS - E03 - SEX CAN KILL !! - All Episodes Streaming Now - #ALTBalajiOriginal|first=|last=ALTBalaji|date=19 October 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref>
# ''Slutagini@MMS'' (19 October 2017)18
# ''Sex Lies Aur CD'' (19 October 2017)
# ''Sab (Para)Normal Hai'' (19 October 2017)

===''Ragini MMS Returns 2'' (2019)===

{{main|Ragini MMS Returns 2}}

''Ragini MMS Returns 2''<ref name="indiatoday.in"/><ref name="mumbailive.com"/> is an upcoming 2019 Indian erotic-horror web series produced and distributed by [[ALT Balaji]].<ref name="inkhabar.com"/> The series is the fourth installment of ''Ragini MMS (franchise)'', after ''Ragini MMS'' (2011), ''Ragini MMS 2'' (2014) and ''Ragini MMS: Returns'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/tv/ragini-mms-returns-season-2-promo-varun-sood-and-divya-agarwals-steamy-romance-is-too-hot-to-handle/|title=Ragini MMS Returns season 2 promo: Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal's steamy romance is too hot to handle!}}</ref> It stars Varun Sood, [[Divya Agarwal]] in lead roles.<ref name="bizasialive.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/ragini-mms-returns-2-video-varun-sood-divya-agarwal-5722752/|title=Ragini MMS Returns Season 2 to feature Varun Sood and Divya Agarwal}}</ref>
It was launched on 18 December 2019 on [[ZEE5]] and ALT Balaji platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/ragini-mms-returns-season-2-gets-its-launch-date-191130|title=Ragini MMS Returns' Season 2 Gets Its Launch Date|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>

==Cast and characters==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Character
! colspan="2" | Film
! colspan="2" | Web series
|-
! style="width:25%;"| ''[[Ragini MMS]]'' (2011)
! style="width:25%;"| ''[[Ragini MMS 2]]'' (2016)
! style="width:25%;"| ''[[Ragini MMS: Returns|Ragini MMS {{small|Returns}}]]'' (2017)
! style="width:25%;"| ''[[Ragini MMS Returns 2|Ragini MMS {{small|Returns 2}}]]'' (2019)
|-
! Ragini
| colspan="2" | [[Kainaz Motivala]]
| colspan="2" | Kainaz Motivala {{small|(archived)}}
|-
! The Witch / Ghost
| colspan="1" | Mangala White
| colspan="1" | Geetanjali Kulkarni
| colspan="1" | [[Raquib Arshad]]
|-
! Uday
| colspan="1" | [[Rajkumar Rao]]
| colspan="1" {{N/A|''Mentioned only''}}
| colspan="2" | Rajkumar Rao {{small|(archived)}}
|-
! Vishal
| colspan="1" | Rajat Paul
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Piya
| colspan="1" | Janice
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Neha
| colspan="1" | Shernaz
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Jigar
| colspan="1" | Vinod Rawat
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Friend 1
| colspan="1" | Harshraj Shroff
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Friend 2
| colspan="1" | Cristy Philips
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Friend 3
| colspan="1" | M. Ravichandran Thevar
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! [[Sunny Leone]]
| colspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Sunny Leone|Herself]]
| colspan="2" | Herself {{small|(archived)}}
|-
! Satya Kumar
| colspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Saahil Prem]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Rocks
| colspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Parvin Dabas]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Monali
| colspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Sandhya Mridul]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Maddy
| colspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Karan Veer Mehra]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Gina
| colspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Anita Hassanandani]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Dr. Meera Dutta
| colspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Divya Dutta]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Tanya Kapoor
| colspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Soniya Mehra]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Kunal Khanna
| colspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | Karan Taluja
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Special appearance in a song
| colspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Ragini 2
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Karishma Sharma]]
| colspan="1" | [[Divya Agarwal]]
|-
! Rahul
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Siddharth Gupta]]
| colspan="1" | Varun Sood
|-
! Simran
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Riya Sen]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Raj
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Nishant Singh Malkani]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Kavita
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Dilnaz Irani]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Principal Rajat Kapoor
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Harssh A. Singh]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Old Woman/Anshuman
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | [[Raquib Arshad]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|-
! Chowkidar Raju
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="1" | A. R. Rama
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
|}

==Crew==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Character
! colspan="2" | Film
! colspan="1" | Web series
|-
! style="width:25%;"| ''[[Ragini MMS]]'' (2011)
! style="width:25%;"| ''[[Ragini MMS 2]]'' (2016)
! style="width:25%;"| ''[[Ragini MMS: Returns|Ragini MMS {{small|Returns}}]]'' (2017)
|-
! Director
| Pawan Kripalani
| [[Bhushan Patel]]
| Suyash Vadhavkar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.missmalini.com/2017/09/12/heres-riya-sen-refused-intimate-scenes-ragini-mms-returns/#axzz4sS3DS6eK|title=Here’s Why Riya Sen Refused To Do Intimate Scenes In Ragini MMS Returns|date=12 September 2017|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
! Producer(s)
| [[Ekta Kapoor]] [[Shobha Kapoor]] Amit Kapoor Sidhartha M. Jain
| colspan="2" | [[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==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| Film
! style="text-align:center;"| Release date
! style="text-align:center;"| Budget
! style="text-align:center;"| Box office revenue
|-
| ''[[Ragini MMS]]'' || 13 May 2011 || {{INRConvert|13|m}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-12/news-interviews/29532696_1_ragini-mms-first-film-alt-entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105124543/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-12/news-interviews/29532696_1_ragini-mms-first-film-alt-entertainment |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 |title=Ragini MMS to release on Friday the 13th |date=25 January 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref> || {{INRConvert|99.4|m}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Ragini MMS Week One Territorial Breakdown|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2917&nCat=box_office_news|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=2 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ragini MMS 2]]'' || 21 March 2014 || {{INRConvert|190|m}}<ref name="BOI report">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2210|title=Ragini MMS 2 – Movie – Box Office India|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> || {{INRConvert|632|m}}<ref name="BOI report"/>
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| Total
! style="text-align:center;"|
! style="text-align:center;"| {{INRConvert|230|m}} {{small|Two films}}
! style="text-align:center;"| {{INRConvert|731|m}} {{small|Two films}}
|}

==Awards==
===''Ragini MMS'' (2011)===
Best Searchlight Film – [[Ekta Kapoor]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1890513|Ragini MMS}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|ragini-mms}}
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* {{IMDb title|2609218|Ragini MMS 2}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|ragini-mms-2|Ragini MMS 2}}

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