Pyaar Ka Punchnama fame Kartik Aryan has many big banners projects in the queue for upcoming times, his latest horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is being widely praised by the cinema goers.
The film was opened with positive reviews from the critics and performing stupendously at the box office recently earned itself a blockbuster tag.
This horror comedy-drama takes you on a full entertaining ride. It is the sequel of Priyadarshan’s critically acclaimed 2007 horror drama Bhool Bhulaiyaa, which starred Akshay Kumar in the lead role, along with Vidya Balan, Ameesha Patel and Shiney Ahuja.
Which itself was the remake of the 1993 Malayalam psychological horror movie Manichitrathazhu and ended up being the 6th highest-grossing movie in 2007 by collecting over Rs. 850 million worldwide.
Now in the sequel of this horror-comedy, Kartik Aryan is reprising the role of Akshay Kumar, who made everyone laugh with his exceptional comedy timing and humor in the role of Rooh Baba.
The expectation was high from Kartik Aryan, as he has to match the level of Akshay Kumar and also has to do justice to that role. However, Kartik seems emerged victorious in the role as his film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is already a blockbuster now.
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OTT Release
Earlier it was being said that the post-theatrical streaming rights of the film had been bagged by the OTT giant Amazon Prime for a big amount but later makers unveiled poster of the film onto which the Netflix logo was inscribed which confirmed, Netflix bags the post streaming rights of the film.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is running successfully in theatres, so the makers are not in hurry to show it on Digital Platform, it’s confirmed that the film’s Digital partner is Netflix, it is all set to reach 180 Cr soon in 5th Weekend.
Netflix Premiere: 19 June 2022
The OTT platform has announced the release date with a short video clip from the film, arriving on 19 June on Netflix.
Our aankhein, baatein and basically everything are Bhool Bhulaiyaa because we can't keep calm anymore 🎉
BHOOL BHULAIYAA 2 ARRIVES ON NETFLIX JUNE 19 🤩 pic.twitter.com/mVM6jZub5R
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) June 17, 2022
Theatrical Release Date
The film was originally scheduled for its theatrical release on July 31, 2020, but was delayed because of the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After rescheduling the date many times, it was later scheduled for March 25, 2022, but was also changed and later May 20th, 2022 was finalised as the theatrical release date.
The date was changed to avoid the clash with S.S. Rajamouli’s most-awaited Telugu action-drama RRR, which hit the big screen on March 25, 2022, this was the best decision.
Casting and Production
Along with Karthik Aryan, Shershaah fame Kiara Advani and Tabu will be seen in the lead roles in the film. The film will also feature these stars in the supporting roles:
- Rajpal Yadav
- Amar Upadhyay
- Sanjay Mishra
- Milind Gunaji
- Rajesh Sharma
The filming of this horror comedy-drama began on October 9, 2019, and it was wrapped after 11 months during September 2020.
Trailer
The close to three minute trailer was recently unveiled, as per the trailer the film will follow the same storyline as the 2007 Akshay starrer, Kartik enters the royal mansion as an exorcist, it is a blend of horror and comedy, Tabu seems to play the queen of the mansion, while Kiara is the love interest of Kartik Aryan. The trailer got mixed reviews from the viewers.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Makers
This highly-anticipated comedy horror drama is helmed by Singh is King fame Anees Bazmee and written by Farhad Samji, in association with Aakash Kaushik.
It is bankrolled by Bhushan Kumar, along with Murad Khetani and Krishan Kumar under the banners of T-Series and Cine1 Studios. The film has music by one of the popular music composers of Bollywood Pritam while cinematographic work is handled by Manu Anand.
