Bhool Bhulaiyaa is undoubtedly one of the best psychological horror comedy coming out from Bollywood. While the movie itself was a remake of 1993 Malayalam movie Manichitrathazhu, it still has created a huge cult following over the years. Now seeing the trend in remakes and sequels it was about time that such as successful movie got its own franchise. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 was announced and the wave of excitement was on the top, but the fans were a little disappointed to know that Akshay Kumar won’t be a part of the sequel. Instead Kartik Aaryan was roped in to play the lead role.
While Manichitrathazhu was made in multiple languages, it gave rise to several sequels of the movie in respective languages. And with every single one of them being a hit, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 was definitely in the cards. The Anees Bazmee directorial also stars Kiara Advani and Tabu in crucial roles. After several aberrations in the shoot schedule of the movie, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the makers are gearing up to resume the shoot in full flow.
And with the release calendar of Bollywood which is being updated regularly courtesy of regular announcements of films by the makers, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is all set to arrive this year! Yes, the release date of the movie has been set for 19th November 2021!
Talking about the movie, the makers claim that it is going to be a completely original movie and will not be following up the storyline from Bhool Bhulaiyaa. Director Anees Bazmee stated that since the title of the movie is Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, the setting of it will be in a big Haveli with several pathways. Shooting of the movie has been done in Rajasthan and Mumbai.
Since there has been many sequels of the original Malayalam movie, it will be interesting to see if the makers come up with a completely original idea or will it be a remake of some other sequels.