Bhool Bhulaiyaa
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.[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.[10] However, the film has attained a cult status, with praise towards Kumar's psychiatrist character, Balan's portrayal of Avni and Manjulika, and its music.Badrinarayan "Badri" Chaturvedi heads a former royal family of Varanasi whose ancestral palace is believed to be haunted by the ghost of Manjulika, an Odissi dancer from Bengal.Siddharth, son of Badri's elder brother, Kedar, and the current successor of the royal dynasty, and his archeologist wife Avni return to the palace from the United States after a whirlwind romance.Aditya explains that DID is a lifelong condition, but Avni might be cured if they satisfy Manjulika's purpose for existing: killing King Vibhuti Narayan.[16] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 12,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eighth highest-selling.[20] Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, a spiritual sequel directed by Anees Bazmee and starring Kartik Aaryan, Tabu and Kiara Advani released in 2022.The third installment, also by Bazmee, released in 2024 with Kartik Aaryan reprising his role as Rooh Baba from the sequel and saw the return of Vidya Balan as Manjulika, along with Madhuri Dixit, and Triptii Dimri.