Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnees Bazmee
Screenplay byAakash Kaushik
Dialogues byFarhad Samji
Aakash Kaushik
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Murad Khetani
Krishan Kumar
Anjum Khetani
Jatin Pawan Girotra
Starring
CinematographyManu Anand
Edited byBunty Nagi
Music bySongs:
Pritam
Tanishk Bagchi
Background Score:
Sandeep Shirodkar
Production
companies
T-Series Films
Cine1 Studios
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 20 May 2022 (2022-05-20)[1]
Running time
145 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹700 million[3][4]
Box office₹2.7 billion[5]

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (transl. Labyrinth 2) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Anees Bazmee, written by Aakash Kaushik and Farhad Samji, and produced by T-Series Films and Cine1 Studios. It is a standalone sequel to the 2007 film Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007). The film stars Tabu, Kartik Aaryan, and Kiara Advani, and follows Ruhaan Randhawa, who has to pose as a fraud psychic to deal with the return of Manjulika, a malevolent spirit hell-bent on vengeance against the Thakur family.

The film's plot is loosely based on the 2013 film Geethaanjali, a spin-off of the original Malayalam version of Bhool Bhulaiyaa.[6] Principal photography began in October 2019. The production faced prolonged delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before resuming in 2021 and ending in February 2022. It was filmed in Lucknow, Jaipur, Mumbai, and Manali. The film's score was composed by Sandeep Shirodkar, while the songs were composed by Pritam with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Mandy Gill, and Saaveri Verma, while two songs originally written by lyricist Sameer for the 2007 original were credited to him, including a remix of the title track, recreated by Tanishk Bagchi, who is credited as co-composer.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 released theatrically worldwide on 20 May 2022 and received generally positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for Tabu and Aaryan's performances, humour, musical score, soundtrack, cinematography, and direction, but received criticism for the writing and editing. The film earned ₹266.88 crore (US$32 million) worldwide and became the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film and ninth highest-grossing Indian film of 2022.[7] The film received 10 nominations at the 68th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Bazmee), Best Actress (Tabu), and Best Actor (Aaryan), and won Best Actress (Critics) (Tabu).[8] A sequel, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, starring Aaryan with Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit, and Triptii Dimri, was released on Diwali 2024.[9]

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  3. ^ "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 makes a profit of over 100 crores". Firstpost. 14 June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 was made at a budget of 65 crores.
  4. ^ "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 lifetime box office: Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani film is a blockbuster with over 100% profit". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022. Made on a budget of Rs 70 crore, the makers invested another Rs 15 crore in print and publicity, taking the total investment to Rs 85 crore.
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  7. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Worldwide Highest Grossing Bollywood Movies on 2022 - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Winners of the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023". Filmfare. 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Fans delight as Triptii Dimri joins 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3': Excitement soars on social media by fans". The Times of India. 21 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.