Bhool Bhulaiyaa

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Bhool Bhulaiyaa
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Priyadarshan
Screenplay by Neeraj Vora
Dialogues by
  • Manisha Korde
  • Yashwant Mahilwar
Story by Madhu Muttam
Based on Manichitrathazhu
by Fazil
Produced by Bhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Starring
Cinematography Tirru
Edited byN. Gopalakrishnan
Arun Kumar Aravind
Music bySongs:
Pritam
Score:
Ranjit Barot
Production
company
Distributed by Balaji Motion Pictures
Eros International
Release date
  • 12 October 2007 (2007-10-12)(India)
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹320 million [1]
Box office₹828.4 million [2] [1]

Bhool Bhulaiyaa is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language psychological comedy horror film directed by Priyadarshan from a screenplay by Neeraj Vora and produced by T Series. It is a remake of the 1993 Malayalam-language film Manichitrathazhu written by Madhu Muttam and directed by Fazil, which is based on a 19th-century tragedy that happened at Madhu's Alummoottil tharavad (an old traditional mansion) in Muttom (near Haripad) in central Travancore. [3] [4] [5] The film stars Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, and Ameesha Patel, alongside Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Asrani and Vikram Gokhale. [6] The film score and soundtrack were composed by Ranjit Barot and Pritam respectively, with lyrics written by Sameer and Sayeed Quadri.

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The film was shot under the working title of Chandramukhi in Jaipur, mainly at the Chomu Palace (a haveli) and also the City Palace, while the song "Allah Hafiz" was shot at Hampi. [7] Madhu, the writer of the Malayalam film, has been credited as the sole writer for the remakes after he filed a copyright suit against Fazil when the latter started being listed as the writer of the original script in the remakes. [8] [3]

Produced on a budget of ₹32 crore, Bhool Bhulaiyaa earned ₹82.84 crore, [2] [1] thus becoming the eighth-highest grossing Hindi film of 2007. [9] It received mixed reviews from critics. [10] Over the years, the film has attained a cult status, with praise towards Kumar's psychiatrist character, Balan's portrayal of Avni and Manjulika, and its music. [11] [12] The film spawned a standalone sequel titled Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) with a new principal cast. [13] [14] The third film in the series, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 , with Vidya playing an alternate version of her character, released on Diwali 2024.

Plot

Badrinarayan "Badri" Chaturvedi heads a former royal family of Varanasi whose ancestral palace is believed to be haunted by the ghost of Manjulika, an Odissi dancer from Bengal. Siddharth, son of Badri's elder brother, Kedar, and the current successor of the royal dynasty, and his archeologist wife Avni return to the palace from the United States after a whirlwind romance. Their marriage breaks the heart of Siddharth's childhood friend and Badri's adopted daughter, Radha, who was and is in love with him.


Avni develops an interest in the legend of Manjulika. Decades ago, the Chaturvedis' ancestor, Maharaja Vibhuti Narayan, was infatuated with Manjulika, who was a dancer in his court from Bengal. However, she loved Shashidhar, who was her co-dancer. Angry and frustrated, the king publicly beheaded Shashidhar on the night of Durgashtami and imprisoned Manjulika in order to forcefully marry her. A heartbroken Manjulika swore vengeance towards any successor of the royal family before hanging herself. The king mysteriously died, and powerful sorcerers and high priests were summoned to seal away Manjulika's spirit on the third floor of the palace. Avni gets a duplicate key from Batukshankar's daughter, Nandini, and opens the door on the third floor, thereby breaking the confinement of Manjulika's spirit. As a result, unnatural events start taking place thereafter, including an apparition of a woman that frightens everyone in the palace. Suspicion falls on Radha, who is somehow always at the scene of every incident.

Siddharth suspects Radha has become mentally unstable after her heartbreak. He brings his friend, psychiatrist Aditya Shrivastava, to treat her. Aditya's unconventional ways lead the household to think he is a fool. An attempt to kill Siddharth by poisoning his tea is foiled by Aditya. One night, Aditya hears the sound of a ghungroo and a voice singing in Bengali coming from Manjulika's room. Posing as King Vibhuti Narayan, he converses with Manjulika, who vows revenge on the next Durgashtami.

During the engagement of Nandini to poet Sharad Pradhan, Avni accuses Sharad of sexually harassing her. Sharad vehemently denies this, and Aditya explains to an angry Siddharth that he is telling the truth. In reality, Avni has dissociative identity disorder and associates herself with Manjulika. Aditya had become suspicious after Avni's behavior and visited her hometown to gather information about her. She associates Siddharth with the evil King Vibhuti Narayan and believes Sharad to be Shashidhar, for he resides in the house Shashidhar used to live in.

Badri brings renowned exorcist Yagyaprakash Bharti. To everyone's surprise, Aditya was Yagyaprakash's disciple a long time ago. Aditya intends to cure Avni using an unconventional method of psychiatry. Siddharth believes Aditya after witnessing Avni transition to Manjulika. Aditya explains that DID is a lifelong condition, but Avni might be cured if they satisfy Manjulika's purpose for existing: killing King Vibhuti Narayan.

On Durgashtami, everyone witnesses Avni assume Manjulika's identity, dressed as her and dancing to Manjulika and Shashidhar's song. Yagyaprakash makes Manjulika promise to leave if she kills the King. She envisions Siddharth as the King, and Yagyaprakash and Aditya trick her into thinking she is killing him when in fact she is slaying a dummy. Avni is cured after the orchestrated "murder", believing Manjulika has taken her revenge.

The family, now pleased with Aditya, thank him for his help. Aditya, who has come to like Radha, tells her that he will send his parents if she is interested in marrying him.

Cast

Music

Score

The film score was composed and produced by Ranjit Barot.

Songs

Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Soundtrack album by
Pritam
Released12 July 2007
Recorded2007
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length56:00
Label T-Series
Producer Pritam
Pritam chronology
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(2007)		 Jab We Met
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The songs featured in the film composed by Pritam, were released in July 2007. The title song "Bhool Bhulaiyaa", commonly known as "Hare Ram Hare Ram, Hare Krishna Hare Ram", was sung by Neeraj Shridhar, who also did the remake for the sequel. The track reportedly samples JtL's "My Lecon". [15] "Labon Ko", another popular song from the album, was sung by KK. [16] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 12,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eighth highest-selling. [17]

All lyrics are written by Sameer and Sayeed Quadri

Track Listing
No.TitleLyricsSingersLength
1."Bhool Bhulaiyaa"Sameer Neeraj Shridhar, Bob05:12
2."Labon Ko Labon Pe" Sayeed Quadri K.K. 05:44
3."Pyaar Ka Sajda"SameerK.K.05:12
4."Ami Je Tomar (Mere Dholna)"Sameer Shreya Ghoshal, M. G. Sreekumar 06:47
5."Let's Rock Soniye"Sameer Shaan, Tulsi Kumar 04:27
6."Sakiya Re Sakiya"SameerTulsi Kumar04:57
7."Bhool Bhulaiyaa – Remix"SameerNeeraj Shridhar and Dj A-Myth05:07
8."Allah Hafiz Keh Raha"SameerK.K.04:34
9."Let's Rock Soniye – Remix"SameerShaan, Tulsi Kumar and Pritam 04:28
10."Pyaar Ka Sajda – Remix"SameerK.K. and DJ Suketu (Arranged by AKS)05:22
11."Labon Ko Labon Pe – Remix"Sayeed QuadriK.K., DJ Kiran, DJ G and Earl05:17
Total length:52:65

Release

The film was worldwide released on 12 October 2007. The DVD of the film was released by Eros Home Media.

Box office

Bhool Bhulaiyaa was declared a hit at the box office by Box Office India , netting ₹497 million (US$6.0 million) in India. It was the 6th highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2007. [18] It grossed ₹3,88,00,000 on its first day, while it grossed ₹23,50,00,000 in the first week. The total overseas gross was $3,910,000. The lifetime overseas breakup was $1,380,000 in UK, $1,130,000 in North America, $820,000 in UAE, $151,000 in Australia and $429,000 in other markets. [19]

The film collected ₹84 crore (US$10 million) worldwide. [20]

Awards

AwardCategoryRecipients and NomineesResults
Anandalok Awards Best Actress (Hindi) Vidya Balan Won
Filmfare Awards Best Actress Nominated
Screen Awards Best Actress Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Actress Nominated
Producers Guild Film Awards Best Actor in a Comic Role Akshay Kumar Nominated
Stardust Awards Actor of the Year – Male Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Director Priyadarshan Nominated
Best Actor Akshay Kumar
Best Actress Vidya Balan
Best Villain
Best Comedian Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav
Best Music Director Pritam
Best Male Playback Singer Neeraj Shridhar (for "Bhool Bhulaiyaa")
Best Female Playback Singer Shreya Ghoshal (for "Mere Dholna")

Sequels

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, a spiritual sequel directed by Anees Bazmee and starring Kartik Aaryan, Tabu and Kiara Advani released in 2022. The third installment, also by Bazmee, released in 2024 with Kartik Aaryan reprising his role as Rooh Baba from the sequel and saw the return of Vidya Balan as Manjulika, along with Madhuri Dixit, and Triptii Dimri. The third part also serves as a spiritual sequel and is not related to the earlier films.

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