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Bhool Bhulaiya 3: Kartik Aaryan announces return of ‘OG Manjulika’ Vidya Balan, film to release on Diwali 2024

Updated on: 12 February,2024 06:18 PM IST  |  Mumbai
Written by: Shachi Chaturvedi | shachi.chaturvedi@mid-day.com

Bhool Bhulaiya 3: Kartik Aaryan shared a video, as he announced the return of ‘OG Manjulika’ Vidya Balan for the third part of the horror comedy

Bhool Bhulaiya 3: Kartik Aaryan announces return of ‘OG Manjulika’ Vidya Balan, film to release on Diwali 2024

Kartik Aaryan and Vidya Balan join hands for Bhool Bhulaiya 3

One film that ended the dry spell at the box office after the pandemic was Kartik Aaryan’s Bhool Bhulaiya 2, co-starring Tabu and Kiara Advani. The horror-comedy received tremendous love from the audience. Now, it looks like Kartik is all set to raise the bar as he joins hands with the original Manjulika, Vidya Balan, for Bhool Bhulaiya 3.


The actor, who is gearing up for the release of his sports drama Chandu Champion, took to his Instagram account and shared a video featuring Vidya Balan’s scene from Bhool Bhulaiyaa, along with Kartik Aaryan dancing as Rooh Baba from the second part of the franchise, as he announces the return of ‘OG Manjulika’ Vidya Balan for the third part of horror comedy. With the video, Kartik Aaryan announced that the third instalment will hit the big screen this Diwali and wrote, "And its happening Og Manjulika is coming back to the world of BhoolBhulaiyaa Super thrilled to welcome @balanvidya This Diwali is going to be crackling”


 
 
 
 
 
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As soon as the actor dropped the announcement video, fans started reacting to it. One fan shared, “this is going to be legendary! cannot wait”. Another fan shared, “the lineup for the rest of this year is smashing! first we get to see chandu champion create a storm and then bb3 with rooh baba x manjulika rule the theatres”. “Kartik x Vidya mam ka Mere Dholna,” wrote another user.

Vidya Balan's iconic portrayal of Manjulika in Bhool Bhulaiyaa left an indelible mark on audiences, creating a lasting impact that continues to resonate. Whereas in the second instalment, Rooh Baba played by Kartik Aaryan also gauged massive love and appreciation from the audiences. The excitement reaches new heights as these two come together portraying their iconic characters in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, which now seems undeniably thrilling, promising a nostalgic yet fresh experience. 

For the unversed, directed by Anees Bazmee Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 was released on 20 May 2022 while the first part was released in 2007 and it starred Akshay Kumar as Dr. Aditya "Adi" Shrivastav, Vidya Balan in dual roles as Avni S. Chaturvedi & Manjulika, Shiney Ahuja in dual roles as Siddharth Chaturvedi & Raja Vibhuti Narayan, Ameesha Patel as Radha Chaturvedi, Paresh Rawal as Batukshankar Upadhyay, Manoj Joshi as Badrinarayan "Badri" Chaturvedi and Rajpal Yadav as Chhote Pandit among others.

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