Vidya Balan ke waapas aane ke baavjood, WITH the added bonus of a Madhuri Dixit, Bhool Bhulaiyya 3 feels like it’s being force-fed down our throats because it would be foolhardy not to get a sequel greenlit, considering the money the last one earned.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Movie Review by Sucharita Tyagi - Doing “research” and writing about any Bhool Bhulaiyya sequel is most just an excuse to watch Vidya Balan and Vineeth Radhakrishnan dance on loop for about 3 hours. Iss baar original Malayalam film se Shobhana ji ke dance tak bhi pohonch gayi. Jaana pada. Kyunki yeh nahi BB 3 dekh kar itch scratch hui nahi hai. An angry Vidya Balan out for revenge is one of my favorite Bollywood sub-genres, if only the film had allowed her to lean into it a bit more. We don’t talk enough about the way her face has the capability to go from Raudra to Karuna in a matter of 2 seconds. I also wait patiently for the day someone gives Madhuri Dixit a part where she is allowed to go fully unhinged, not just as a barely actualized, half written, after thought. Both these women are in their professional prime, and while im glad we’re getting to see them regularly, it still isn’t quite enough, is it. By the time Bhool Bhulaiyya 3’s desired commentary becomes clearer and you begin to appreciate what the film was going for, it’s a little too late, the incessant unfunny jokes have worn you down. Rajpal Yadav does a Shahrukh Khan, actors reference their own films, Tripti Dimri looks amazing, familiar ting ding tiding riff plays throughout. Little of this is doing anything new, or adding to the pay-off of the horror-comedy genre. If youre a fan of familiarity though, this might work for you.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Anees Bazmee, written by Aakash Kaushik, and produced by T-Series Films and Cine1 Studios.It serves as the third installment of the eponymous franchise after Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022). It stars Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit and Triptii Dimri, and is set in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Sucharita Tyagi is the newly elected Vice Chairperson of the Film Critics Guild of India. With nearly 20 years of media experience, she is best known for her popular movie reviews on YouTube, where she has built a community of dedicated fans. Now splitting her time between Mumbai and New York, Tyagi also has extensive experience in broadcast radio. With a unique voice, she reviews films and discusses South Asian pop culture with honesty and passion through a contemporary, feminist lens, breaking down complex issues in relatable ways.
