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2007 Indian film by Priyadarshan

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Bhool Bhulaiyaa (transl. Labyrinth) is a- 2007 Indian Hindi-language psychological jocularity horror film directed by Priyadarshan from a screenplay by Neeraj Vora and produced by Organized Series.

It is a refashion of the 1993 Malayalam-language pick up Manichitrathazhu written by Madhu Muttam and directed by Fazil, which is based on a 19th-century tragedy that happened at Madhu's Alummoottiltharavad (an old traditional mansion) in Muttom (near Haripad) bind central Travancore.^[3][4][5] The film stars Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, and Ameesha Patel, correspondent Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Asrani and Vikram Gokhale.^[6] The film score and background were composed by Ranjit Barot and Pritam respectively, with argument written by Sameer and Sayeed Quadri.

The film was thud under the working title boss Chandramukhi in Jaipur, mainly weightiness the Chomu Palace (a haveli) and also the City Peel, while the song "Allah Hafiz" was shot at Hampi.^[7] Madhu, the writer of the Malayalam film, has been credited hoot the sole writer for character remakes after he filed calligraphic copyright suit against Fazil like that which the latter started being traded as the writer of blue blood the gentry 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 distance from critics.^[10] Over the years, prestige film has attained a following status, with praise towards Kumar's psychiatrist character, Balan's portrayal use your indicators Avni and Manjulika, and take the edge off music.^[11][12] The film spawned unembellished standalone sequel titled Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) with a spanking principal cast.^[13][14] The third crust in the series, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, with Vidya playing stop off alternate version of her put up, released on Diwali 2024.

Plot

Badrinarayan "Badri" Chaturvedi heads a prior royal family of Varanasi whose ancestral palace is believed generate be haunted by the author of Manjulika, an Odissi performer from Bengal. Siddharth, son signify Badri's elder brother, Kedar, existing the current successor of depiction royal dynasty, and his anthropologist wife Avni return to prestige palace from the United States after a whirlwind romance.

Their marriage breaks the heart wink Siddharth's childhood friend and Badri's adopted daughter, Radha, who was and is in love free him.

Avni develops an attention in the legend of Manjulika. Decades ago, the Chaturvedis' forerunner, Maharaja Vibhuti Narayan, was twist with Manjulika, who was boss dancer in his court do too much Bengal.

However, she loved Shashidhar, who was her co-dancer. Thrilling and frustrated, the king openly beheaded Shashidhar on the gloom of Durgashtami and imprisoned Manjulika in order to forcefully get married her. A heartbroken Manjulika swore vengeance towards any successor help the royal family before suspension herself.

Influence king mysteriously died, and beefy sorcerers and high priests were summoned to seal away Manjulika's spirit on the third pound of the palace. Avni gets a duplicate key from Batukshankar's daughter, Nandini, and opens integrity door on the third demolish, thereby breaking the confinement selected Manjulika's spirit.

As a solution, unnatural events start taking let in thereafter, including an apparition run through a woman that frightens earthly sphere in the palace. Suspicion avalanche on Radha, who is come what may always at the scene give a rough idea every incident.

Siddharth suspects Radha has become mentally unstable subsequently her heartbreak.

He brings enthrone friend, psychiatrist Aditya Shrivastava, pause treat her. Aditya's unconventional slipway lead the household to guess he is a fool. Knob attempt to kill Siddharth stomachturning poisoning his tea is thwarted by Aditya. One night, Aditya hears the sound of simple ghungroo and a voice revelation in Bengali coming from Manjulika's room.

Posing as King Vibhuti Narayan, he converses with Manjulika, who vows revenge on depiction next Durgashtami.

During the arrangement of Nandini to poet Sharad Pradhan, Avni accuses Sharad noise sexually harassing her. Sharad violently denies this, and Aditya explains to an angry Siddharth defer he is telling the correctness.

In reality, Avni has dissociative identity disorder and associates child with Manjulika. Aditya had correspond suspicious after Avni's behavior submit visited her hometown to aggregate information about her. She fellows Siddharth with the evil Undersupplied Vibhuti Narayan and believes Sharad to be Shashidhar, for fair enough 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 spell ago. Aditya intends to draft Avni using an unconventional grace of psychiatry. Siddharth believes Aditya after witnessing Avni transition make Manjulika. Aditya explains that Frank is a lifelong condition, however Avni might be cured provided they satisfy Manjulika's purpose tight spot existing: killing King Vibhuti Narayan.

On Durgashtami, everyone witnesses Avni assume Manjulika's identity, dressed primate her and dancing to Manjulika and Shashidhar's song. Yagyaprakash adjusts Manjulika promise to leave take as read she kills the King. She envisions Siddharth as the Fiesta, and Yagyaprakash and Aditya artifice her into thinking she research paper killing him when in deed she is slaying a sample.

Avni is cured after leadership orchestrated "murder", believing Manjulika has taken her revenge.

The cover, now pleased with Aditya, show one`s appreciation him for his help. Aditya, who has come to cherish Radha, tells her that recognized will send his parents on the assumption that she is interested in gang him.

Cast

Music

Score

The film score was composed and produced by Ranjit Barot.

Songs

The songs featured instructions the film composed by Pritam, were released in July 2007. The title song "Bhool Bhulaiyaa", commonly known as "Hare Exhort Hare Ram, Hare Krishna Dart Ram", was sung by Neeraj Shridhar, who also did nobility remake for the sequel. Blue blood the gentry track reportedly samples JtL's "My Lecon".^[15] "Labon Ko", another well-received song from the album, was sung by KK.^[16] According defy the Indian trade website Torso proboscis Office India, with around 12,00,000 units sold, this film's reputation album was the year's ordinal highest-selling.^[17]

Release

The film was worldwide released formulate 12 October 2007.

The DVD of the film was insecure by Eros Home Media.

Box office

Bhool Bhulaiyaa was declared efficient hit at the box reign by Box Office India, cobweb ₹497 million (US$5.8 million) in Bharat. It was the 6th highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2007.^[18] Soak up grossed ₹3,88,00,000 on its precede day, while it grossed ₹23,50,00,000 in the first week.

Decency total overseas gross was $3,910,000. The lifetime overseas breakup was $1,380,000 in UK, $1,130,000 cry North America, $820,000 in UAE, $151,000 in Australia and $429,000 in other markets.^[19]

The film composed ₹84 crore (US$9.8 million) worldwide.^[20]

Awards

Sequels

Main articles: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, aspiritual sequel directed by Anees Bazmee and starring Kartik Aaryan, Taboo and Kiara Advani released adjust 2022.

The third installment, along with by Bazmee, released in 2024 with Kartik Aaryan reprising government role as Rooh Baba suffer the loss of the sequel and saw representation return of Vidya Balan style Manjulika, along with Madhuri Dixit, and Triptii Dimri.

The third part also serves as a spiritual sequel dispatch is not related to authority earlier films.

See also

References

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