Bhool Bhulaiyaa

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Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPriyadarshan
Screenplay byNeeraj Vora
Dialogues by
  • Manisha Korde
  • Yashwant Mahilwar
Story byMadhu Muttam
Based onManichitrathazhu
by Fazil
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Starring
CinematographyTirru
Edited byN. Gopalakrishnan
Arun Kumar Aravind
Music bySongs:
Pritam
Score:
Ranjit Barot
Production
company
Distributed byBalaji 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 (transl. Labyrinth) 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.

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][13][14] The film spawned a standalone sequel titled Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) with a new principal cast.[15][16] The third film in the series, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, with Vidya reprising her role, released on Diwali 2024.

  1. ^ a b c "Bhool Bhulaiyaa - Movie - Box Office India".
  2. ^ a b "Bhool Bhulaiyaa Box Office Collection till Now - Box Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 12 October 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b G., Venugopal (31 August 2024). "കോടതി കയറിയ മണിച്ചിത്രത്താഴ്; വരുമോ ഒരു രണ്ടാം ഭാഗം?" [Manichitrathazhu creator Madhu Muttam]. Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. ^ Filippo Osella, Caroline (2000). Social Mobility in Kerala: Modernity and Identity in Conflict. Pluto Press. p. 264. ISBN 0-7453-1693-X. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ "We list down 5 Bollywood movies which found their inspiration down south". filmfare.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ "indiafm.com". Shooting in Australia. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
  7. ^ "Chandramukhi will finally be called Bhool Bhulaiya". IndiaFM. 17 February 2007.
  8. ^ [Muttom vs Fazil] [2007] KHC 256 (19 September 2007), Kerala High Court.
  9. ^ "Bhool Bhulaiyaa - Movie - Box Office India".
  10. ^ "Bhool Bhulaiyaa". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  11. ^ "13 Years of Bhool Bhulaiyaa: 26 lesser-known facts about the cult horror-comedy". Cinema Express. 2 October 2020.
  12. ^ "From Bhool Bhulaiyaa to Shaun of the Dead, here are 10 great horror-comedy films to watch".
  13. ^ "13 Years of Bhool Bhulaiyaa: 26 lesser-known facts about the cult horror-comedy". Cinema Express. 2 October 2020.
  14. ^ "From Bhool Bhulaiyaa to Shaun of the Dead, here are 10 great horror-comedy films to watch".
  15. ^ "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 — Here's how many Crores Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Tabu and others charged for the film". 20 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 fails to match the classic tag of Akshay Kumar starrer".