Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)

When U.S.-based Siddharth visits his Indian home town with his new wife, he insists they stay at the ancestral home, laughing off family members' warnings of ghostly goings-on in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Priyadarshan

Writers:

Neeraj Vora (screenplay), Manisha Korde (dialogue),

Stars:

Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Ameesha Patel

10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Akshay Kumar	...	Dr. Aditya Shrivastav
Vidya Balan	...	Avni Chaturvedi
Ameesha Patel	...	Radha
Shiney Ahuja	...	Siddharth Chaturvedi
Paresh Rawal	...	Batukshankar Upadhyay
Rajpal Yadav	...	Chhote Pandit / Lal Hanuman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Asrani	...	Murari
Vikram Gokhale	...	Acharya Yagyaprakash Bharti
Manoj Joshi	...	Badrinarayan 'Badri' Chaturvedi
Rasika Joshi	...	Janki Upadhyay
Tarina Patel	...	Nandini Upadhyay
Vineeth	...	Professor Sharad Prahlad / Shashidhar

Storyline

When U.S.-based Siddharth visits his Indian home town with his new wife, he insists they stay at the ancestral home, laughing off family members' warnings of ghostly goings-on in the mansion. But events soon make him reconsider his beliefs. As unexplained and terrifying occurrences arise, Siddharth calls on his doctor friend to help solve the mystery. What will be the outcome? Will Siddharth's friend be able to solve this riddle?

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Plot Keywords:

friend | key | mansion | lock | blood on the floor | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi Bengali

Release Date:

12 October 2007 (India)

Also Known As:

Maze

Filming Locations:

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£293,905 (UK) (12 October 2007)

Gross:

$1,069,952 (USA) (26 October 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

159 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Katrina Kaif were the original choices for the roles of Avni and Radha respectively.

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Goofs

Aditya asks one of the characters to come with him to Malikapur, which another character says its exactly in the center of the country. But when shown the song sequence, they are traveling in a bus which registration starts with KA, which is the registration of Karnataka and the board on the top of the bus is written in Kannada, which emphasizes that the song has been shot entirely in Karnataka which is down south and not in the middle of the country.

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Quotes

Dr. Aditya 'Adi' Shrivastav: The one who said she was upstairs, but she really wasn't, that's our patient, right?
Siddharth 'Sid' Chaturvedi: Yes.
Dr. Aditya 'Adi' Shrivastav: What's her name?
Siddharth 'Sid' Chaturvedi: Radha.
Dr. Aditya 'Adi' Shrivastav: Adha, Adha.
Siddharth 'Sid' Chaturvedi: [Chuckling] Not Adha, Radha.
Dr. Aditya 'Adi' Shrivastav: Radha, Radha.

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Connections

Remake of Manichithrathazhu (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Bhool Bhulaiyaa"
Written by Sameer
Composed by Pritam Chakraborty
Performed by Neeraj Shridhar
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

User Reviews

What a Movie!!!

I have not watched the Malayalam original but I don't think I need to. If ever u need to to be proud of an Indian film in front of an American, this is what u'll need. A very intelligent mix of drama, suspense, thrill and comedy with traces of romance thrown in between.... Right from the start, the movie never sags. All the characters r well chosen & the storyline is taut. The plot is of a couple returning to the husband's native place and a haunting they encounter there. Although the plot has been explored before, the performances by actors here are commendable. The couple seems an actual couple, the father looks like a father, everything rings true and credible. Its hard to believe they r acting. The suspense unfolds gradually and is very ably switched with other elements but the interest is never let down. The crazy doctor looks like he can do nothing! But looks can be deceptive. A very well-chosen protagonist! Different, in fact from the conventional ones...Twists n turns at d right times and finally, a fitting climax....short enough to hold attention throughout. A masterpiece of effort! A bigger budget n a little better dialog delivery esp. from Akshay cud hv made d movie flawless...In the scene where Akshay explains his discovery, he seems to be struggling for words...just a bit, though!!! All in all a gr8 movie....Rating 9/10