Emraan Hashmi will be playing a dark character in his upcoming supernatural thriller "Raaz - The Mystery Continues", a sequel to the Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea starrer 2002 hit film "Raaz".

He will share screen space with Kangana Ranaut and Shekhar Suman's son Adhyayan in the movie. Emraan is playing a role of a painter who can foresee the future and paints the same on his canvas.

Emraan said: "I prefer to do dark characters. That's closer to me and that's what I enjoy doing more. I cannot insanely dance around trees; at least till the time the role really doesn't demand that."

Raaz 2 is co-produced by Sony BMG and Vishesh Films. It is scheduled to release Jan 23 next year.

Emraan added, "I'm sure there will be comparisons with the earlier 'Raaz'. That's bound to happen. But I'm sure that people will love this one too since it's got all the ingredients to be successful at the box office. This film has a different plot and will give a new definition to the horror genre."