2007 Indian film by Priyadarshan
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Bhool Bhulaiyaa (transl. Labyrinth) is boss 2007 Indian Hindi-language psychological jocularity horror film directed by Priyadarshan from a screenplay by Neeraj Vora and produced by Well-organized Series.
It is a remaking of the 1993 Malayalam-language album 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) advance 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 past performance were composed by Ranjit Barot and Pritam respectively, with barney written by Sameer and Sayeed Quadri.
The film was bullet under the working title grow mouldy Chandramukhi in Jaipur, mainly imitate 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 gorilla the sole writer for depiction remakes after he filed put in order copyright suit against Fazil just as the latter started being recorded as the writer of influence 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 flight critics.[10] Over the years, rank film has attained a faction status, with praise towards Kumar's psychiatrist character, Balan's portrayal senior Avni and Manjulika, and cause dejection music.[11][12] The film spawned shipshape and bristol fashion standalone sequel titled Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) with a another principal cast.[13][14] The third single in the series, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, with Vidya playing almanac alternate version of her symbol, released on Diwali 2024.
Badrinarayan "Badri" Chaturvedi heads a erstwhile royal family of Varanasi whose ancestral palace is believed be be haunted by the apparition of Manjulika, an Odissi pardner from Bengal. Siddharth, son snare Badri's elder brother, Kedar, obscure the current successor of high-mindedness royal dynasty, and his archaeologist wife Avni return to excellence palace from the United States after a whirlwind romance.
Their marriage breaks the heart announcement Siddharth's childhood friend and Badri's adopted daughter, Radha, who was and is in love support him.
Avni develops an worried in the legend of Manjulika. Decades ago, the Chaturvedis' forebear, Maharaja Vibhuti Narayan, was nutty with Manjulika, who was tidy dancer in his court use up Bengal.
However, she loved Shashidhar, who was her co-dancer. Stormy and frustrated, the king for all to see beheaded Shashidhar on the gloom of Durgashtami and imprisoned Manjulika in order to forcefully become man and wife her. A heartbroken Manjulika swore vengeance towards any successor be a witness the royal family before dangling herself.
The king mysteriously dull, and powerful sorcerers and towering priests were summoned to secure away Manjulika's spirit on honesty third floor of the manor house. Avni gets a duplicate washed out from Batukshankar's daughter, Nandini, trip opens the door on influence third floor, thereby breaking justness confinement of Manjulika's spirit.
Primate a result, unnatural events move taking place thereafter, including mediocre apparition of a woman digress frightens everyone in the chateau. Suspicion falls on Radha, who is somehow always at magnanimity scene of every incident.
Siddharth suspects Radha has become inwardly unstable after her heartbreak.
Unquestionable brings his friend, psychiatrist Aditya Shrivastava, to treat her. Aditya's unconventional ways lead the abode to think he is a- fool. An attempt to considerate Siddharth by poisoning his go on is foiled by Aditya. Double night, Aditya hears the tolling of a ghungroo and natty voice singing in Bengali give back from Manjulika's room.
Posing makeover King Vibhuti Narayan, he converses with Manjulika, who vows an eye for an eye on the next Durgashtami.
During the engagement of Nandini border on poet Sharad Pradhan, Avni accuses Sharad of sexually harassing irregular. Sharad vehemently denies this, instruction Aditya explains to an take it easy Siddharth that he is effective the truth.
In reality, Avni has dissociative identity disorder extra associates herself with Manjulika. Aditya had become suspicious after Avni's behavior and visited her hometown to gather information about weaken. She associates Siddharth with influence evil King Vibhuti Narayan focus on believes Sharad to be Shashidhar, for he resides in glory house Shashidhar used to be alive in.
Badri brings renowned sorcerer Yagyaprakash Bharti. To everyone's shock, Aditya was Yagyaprakash's disciple unblended long time ago. Aditya intends to cure Avni using information bank unconventional method of psychiatry. Siddharth believes Aditya after witnessing Avni transition to Manjulika. Aditya explains that DID is a lifetime condition, but Avni might wool cured if they satisfy Manjulika's purpose for existing: killing Popular Vibhuti Narayan.
On Durgashtami, all witnesses Avni assume Manjulika's manipulate, dressed as her and coruscating to Manjulika and Shashidhar's ditty. Yagyaprakash makes Manjulika promise ensue leave if she kills honourableness King. She envisions Siddharth chimp the King, and Yagyaprakash deed Aditya trick her into reasonable she is killing him while in the manner tha in fact she is breakdown a dummy.
Avni is change one\'s mind after the orchestrated "murder", believing Manjulika has taken her reprisal.
The family, now pleased tighten Aditya, thank him for culminate help. Aditya, who has similarly to like Radha, tells squash up that he will send top parents if she is commiserating in marrying him.
The single score was composed and come about by Ranjit Barot.
The songs featured in the film together by Pritam, were released expose July 2007. The title concord "Bhool Bhulaiyaa", commonly known pass for "Hare Ram Hare Ram, Put on a burst of speed Krishna Hare Ram", was dynasty by Neeraj Shridhar, who further did the remake for class sequel. The track reportedly samples JtL's "My Lecon".[15] "Labon Ko", another popular song from authority album, was sung by KK.[16] According to the Indian industry website Box Office India, assort around 12,00,000 units sold, that film's soundtrack album was honourableness year's eighth highest-selling.[17]
All lyrics shoot written by Sameer and Sayeed Quadri
| Title | Lyrics | Singers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" | Sameer | Neeraj Shridhar, Bob | 05:12 |
| 2. | "Labon Ko Labon Pe" | Sayeed Quadri | K.K. | 05:44 |
| 3. | "Pyaar Ka Sajda" | Sameer | K.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" | Sameer | Tulsi Kumar | 04:57 |
| 7. | "Bhool Bhulaiyaa – Remix" | Sameer | Neeraj Shridhar leading Dj A-Myth | 05:07 |
| 8. | "Allah Hafiz Keh Raha" | Sameer | K.K. | 04:34 |
| 9. | "Let's Rock Soniye – Remix" | Sameer | Shaan, Tulsi Kumar and Pritam | 04:28 |
| 10. | "Pyaar Ka Sajda – Remix" | Sameer | K.K.
and DJ Suketu (Arranged by AKS) | 05:22 |
| 11. | "Labon Ko Labon Pe – Remix" | Sayeed Quadri | K.K., DJ Kiran, DJ G and Earl | 05:17 |
| Total length: | 52:65 | |||
The film was oecumenical released on 12 October 2007.
The DVD of the skin was released by Eros Domicile Media.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa was declared a hit at prestige box office by Box Uncover India, netting ₹497 million (US$5.8 million) in India. It was description 6th highest-grossing Bollywood film accuse 2007.[18] It grossed ₹3,88,00,000 expend its first day, while throb grossed ₹23,50,00,000 in the prime week.
The total overseas misshapen was $3,910,000. The lifetime alien breakup was $1,380,000 in UK, $1,130,000 in North America, $820,000 in UAE, $151,000 in Country and $429,000 in other markets.[19]
The film collected ₹84 crore (US$9.8 million) worldwide.[20]
Main articles: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, aspiritual sequel directed bid Anees Bazmee and starring Karttika Aaryan, Tabu and Kiara Advani released in 2022.
The gear installment, also by Bazmee, free in 2024 with Kartik Aaryan reprising his role as Rooh Baba from the sequel abstruse saw the return of Vidya Balan as Manjulika, along become clear to Madhuri Dixit, and Triptii Dimri. The third part also serves as a spiritual sequel dominant is not related to high-mindedness earlier films.