Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Review: Passable horror comedy as its nowhere close to previous parts
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Movie Rating: 2.5 Stars
Watched Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 movie in Cinema. Let’s focus on the complete details, story, positive/negatives and at last my personal view on this movie.
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit and Triptii Dimri
Director: Anees Bazmee
Release Date: 1st November 2024 in cinema
Story: It is the third installment of this franchise after Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022). Movie revolves around Ruhan aka Rooh Baba (Kartik Aaryan) is having a great time looting people, claiming to be a ghostbuster with his friend Tillu (Arun Kushwah).
One day he was approached by Meera (Triptii Dimri) uncle (Rajesh Sharma) to talk to Meera who is a ghost. When she arrives, Ruhan is petrified into thinking it’s a real ghost and this is captured by her uncle on Meera’s phone. They blackmail Ruhan threatening to post it online if he refuses to come to RakhtGhat with them and also told him to give 1Cr.
Upon reaching the palace he comes to know that the royal family lived in the horse barn due to Manjulika’s existence in the palace. He also discovers a portrait of himself in royal robes hanging on the wall. Everyone is convinced he is the reincarnation of a long-dead prince and can actually exorcise the ghost.
Rajpurohit (Manish Wadhawa) warns everyone not to go near Manjulika’s room and also suggests that it should be opened only on Durgashtami by a person of the royal family who has been reborn to get rid of the ghost. Everyone moves to the palace as they believe Ruhan, their savior has arrived.
Meanwhile a curator Mallika (Vidya Balan) arrives to restore the palace but begins behaving mysteriously. There is also another set of conmen Bade Pandit (Sanjay Mishra), his wife Panditayeen (Ashwini Kalsekar), and Chhota Pandit (Rajpal Yadav) who are already in place with their own agenda.
Things take a turn when a prospective buyer Mandira (Madhuri Dixit) appears who also seems to be a mysterious figure. Meanwhile, Rooh Baba has tried to free the haveli of Manjulika’s ghost before the appointed date. This agitates Rajpurohit who now sets out to see what can be done to avert the calamity. He learns that 200 years ago, the king had three (rather than two) children. Anjulika was the other child besides Manjulika and Devendranath. Does Rooh Baba succeed in freeing the haveli of Manjulika’s ghost? If yes, how? If not, what happens?
Positives
1. Performances
2. Cinematography
3. Climax
4. Few moments
Negatives
1. Length
2. Music
3. Story
4. Direction
5. Screenplay
Durgesh Tiwary’s View: When I watched the trailer of this film planned to watch this movie in cinemas in my free time as its good in parts but most important liked previous 2 films of this franchise. Conman Ruhaan parading as a ghostbuster Rooh baba is confronted by not one but two evil forces in a haunted mansion that put his survival and analytical skills to test.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 story and screenplay served as horror comedy with a dash of mystery. Audiences must figure out who the real Manjulika is and believe us when we say that the suspense holds until the end. Scenes involving the Pandit family are molded in slapstick and are sure to find their audience. The second half especially shines with an entertaining mix of nostalgia and suspense. The scare element works big time and at the same time, he has made sure that the goings-on aren’t too scary and that it’s suitable for the family audience. He also keeps the proceedings light despite the presence of an evil ghost. However, what works big time is that Anees doesn’t lay out all his cards at the onset. He unravels the mystery gradually and hence, every 15-20 minutes, viewers will learn of a new development, which they wouldn’t have expected. The visual-effects work is done quite well. Overall, the film looks very rich in its feel. Kartik Aaryan is in top form and this time; he’ll surprise viewers with the range of his performance. His comic timing, like always, is spot-on and he looks quite dashing from start to finish.
On the flipside, the drama is convoluted, stretched a lot and also weird at places. For one, it is not satisfactorily clear why the king metes out such harsh punishment to all his three children Devendranath, Manjulika and Anjulika. Since this is the starting point of the entire drama, the rest of the drama rests on a weak foundation. Secondly, the point of the villagers recognising Rooh Baba because of his resemblance to king seems weird because he had lived 200 years ago and so nobody alive today could’ve seen him. The argument that Devindernath’s portrait still hangs on a wall of the haveli does not hold good because the haveli is locked for 200 years and hence no villager could’ve seen the portrait for 200 years and, of course, no villager could be living for 200 years. Besides, if the villagers can recognize Rooh Baba, why can’t they recognize Mallika and Mandira as look-alikes of the other members of the erstwhile king’s family? Kartik’s romantic angle with Triptii has no significance to the narrative. Vidya Balan and Madhuri Dixit fail to provide any thrills because of poorly written characters and overdramatic traits. Overall movie has its share of highs and lows, but it delivers what you expect from this one but don’t compare with it previous installments. My view on this movie Time Pass for only franchise fans with limited expectations.
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