Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani among others.

Name: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Director: Anees Bazmee
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Tabu
Release: Theatres
Rating: 3.5/ 5
Bhool Bhuliayaa 2, starring Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Tabu, Sanjay Mishra and Rajpal Yadav, is directed by Aneez Bazmi. The film, though a sequel to the Akshay Kumar-starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa, is not a take-off from where its predecessor left off.
Letting go of the original film’s psychological thriller angle, this one is a horror-comedy.
The film opens with an elaborate scene of a baba doing chaad-phood to lock Manjulika – the ghost - in a room. Scared family members gather around to watch while he performs the ritual – it's just a ghost after all, let's watch. He manages to lock her in the room after we see her attacking Tabu's character, and the whole family leaves the house.
Eighteen years later we meet Ruhan (Kartik), an unemployed boy who hails from a rich family. After his father passes away all he does is travel.
Kiara Advani, who plays this seedhi saadhi girl Reet, is seen studying in a city. She has never been anywhere expect for her hostel and college. Imagine, four years in a city and that’s all she did because her father, who lives in another city, is very strict and she doesn’t want to upset him.
As luck would have it, Reet accidentally leaves her bag in a cable car, wherein Ruhaan is also seated. Ruhaan sees Reet wave at him from the other cable car, gesturing that it is hers. That’s how the two meet, when he goes to return the bag.
A few seconds later, Reet forgets her phone and when he goes to return that she thinks he’s hitting on her and she throws the phone. When she uses his phone to make a call home, we learn that she is being married off in the next 2-3 days ( she doesn’t want to but has to).
Ruhaan convinces her that they can take the last bus back and attend a music festival because she hasn’t seen anything in her life. She agrees and when they come to get the last bus back they learn that the bus they were on earlier met with an accident and there were no survivors. She makes a call home to inform them that she’s okay, but overhears her cousin sister and her fiancé Sagar talking about how they have always been in love. The family assumes Reet is dead, and she decides to play along so that her sister can be married off to Sagar.
To put her plan into action and to have a shield when she finally reveals to her family she is alive (after her sister and Sagar are married), Reet decides to take Ruhaan to her hometown, Rajasthan, so that he can help her out. After all, they became chaddi-baddis in just 24 hours!
The two decide to stay at the haunted haveli from which the entire family fled since Manjulika was locked in one of the rooms there. Reet tells Ruhaan the stories about the house and the childhood she spent there. She believes that there is no ghost and these are just stories.
Seeing the haveli door open, Rajpal Yadav's character tells the family and everyone rushes to to the house. That’s where they all meet Ruhaan (while Reet hides - she’s dead remember), who tells them that Reet’s ghost has brought him to the house and he repeats all the stories about the family members that Reet had told him and tells them her last wish is that everyone lives in this haunted haveli. Everyone agrees.
I have always maintained that horror and comedy are two of the most difficult genres to make, as it’s not easy to scare nor make anyone laugh. So when you combine them together, striking the right balance becomes most essential, or else the outcome can go either ways. However, in director Anees Bazmee’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, he has managed to achieve the right footing. While the second instalment of the franchise starring Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, and Tabu manage to retain the thrills and chills from part one, this story is completely different from the original - barring Manjulika.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 largely revolves around strangers Ruhan Randhawa (Aaryan) and Reet Rathore (Advani), who meet at a snowy region and decide to spend some time at a music festival, which helps them avoid a fatal accident. But destiny then leads them straight to an abandoned castle, where bigger challenges await the duo - one of which is Manjulika. While part one was a psychological thriller with elements of horror, this one gives the main antagonist a face.
Anees Bazmee is known for his comedy films like the Welcome franchise, Singh Is Kinng, and No Entry - so the comic elements in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 doesn’t really come across as a surprise because of the director’s hold on the genre. However, the horror sequences in this sequel also manage to stand out. He has not resorted to jump scares, but has used several elements to make his scenes unique. For instance, a puzzle sequence that stays true to the title of the film.
A director is only enabled further by a team of good writers, in this case being Aakash Kaushik, who has penned the story and screenplay. While the story does have its minor flaws, especially in the climax which seemed a bit dragged, but overall Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 manages to hold your attention. Dialogues written by Farhad Samji and Aakash Kaushik land well, while DOP Manu Anand’s lens captures the right emotions. Another most important element in a horror-comedy is the background music, and Sandeep Shirodkar does a great job at that.
Ofcourse, background music from the original comes handy at many junctures, which gives the film a nostalgic value. Editor Bunty Nagi has given a smooth flow to the film, while art director Ajay Verekar and production designer Rajat Poddar help elevate the genre requirements of the film. Mukesh Chhabra’s casting is bang on.
Speaking of the performances, Kartik, Kiara and Tabu live up to their parts, especially the leading pair’s onscreen chemistry is one to look out for. Supporting cast ace their characters well, making one wonder if there is anything that Sanjay Mishra, Rajpal Yadav, Ashwini Kalsekar, Rajesh Sharma and Govind Namdeo can’t do. Amar Upadhyay and Milind Gunaji perform well, but their parts inherently seem limited. Samarth Chauhan as Potlu is bound to win a lot of hearts.
Overall, the film has a mass appeal and the potential to bring the audience back into the theatres.
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