Anees Bazmee is currently basking under the success of the recently released trailer of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. The horror-comedy, which stars Kartik Aaryan, Triptii Dimri, Vidya Balan and Madhuri Dixit, has been getting an overwhelming response from the audience. It is all set to release on Diwali this year. However, amid this in a conversation with Hindustan Times, the director revealed that he was once hospitalised because no one laughed after watching Akshay Kumar starrer Welcome test screenings.
Anees Bazmee was quoted saying, “I was in a hospital. When a hundred people don’t like your film, you get stressed. I make one film at a time and that project becomes my battle. Today, I am at a stage where I can afford to have the one odd bad film, because I have a body of work behind me. At that time, I didn’t. On top of that, there were so many people linked to the film, including the financiers. So I was very stressed. On the hospital bed, I reviewed my script, scene-by-scene. At the end of two days, I came to the conclusion that this works. My conviction said this is something very nice.”
“Full trial runs of Welcome had not a single person laughing in the theatre. But when the film was released, people called it cult. Today, after 16-17 years of its release, people still call it relevant and make memes on it. So we must have done something right,” he said.
Released in 2007, Welcome starred Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Katrina Kaif, Paresh Rawal, Feroz Khan, and Mallika Sherawat.
Recalling more, the director added, “When I made Welcome, people had just one complaint – that this isn’t comedy,” says Bazmee, adding, “I told them this is what I have made and I can’t now go and tickle people in the theatre. This is the only kind of comedy I know how to make. I can’t put buffoonery, double entendre, and all. They are shortcuts and I don’t believe in them. I believe in writing comedy.”
Coming to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, the trailer is a mix of suspense, humour and a nostalgic twist, with Madhuri Dixit emerging as the surprise package. In a thrilling climax, she features alongside Vidya Balan, both of whom leave Rooh Baba utterly confused about who the real Manjulika is. Vidya Balan reprises her iconic role as the vengeful Manjulika from the first installment, and this time, she’s back with a vengeance, furious over being dethroned. Karthik Aryan once again steps into the shoes of the cheeky ghostbuster, Rooh Baba, whose funny antics and confident claims of being able to see spirits fuel the chaos. Triptii Dimri brings a fresh energy to the film, playing Rooh Baba’s love interest.
The filmmakers have been teasing fans for weeks with posters and now the promise of two fierce forces colliding in a haunted showdown. Madhuri Dixit Nene and Vidya are also set to perform a classical jugalbandi dance.
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