Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is an  upcoming 2024 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by T-Series Films and Cine1 Studios. The film is a spiritual sequel to the 2022 film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. Kartik Aaryan will reprise his role as Rooh Baba from the previous film, and will be seen alongside Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit and Triptii Dimri.

The film is set for release during Diwali 2024. While the original Bhool Bhulaiyaa was set in Uttar Pradesh and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 was set in Rajasthan, the new film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 will be set in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Plot
The film is set in Kolkata,West Bengal where Rooh Baba visits a haunted mansion to find the reality behind the spirit of Manjulika.

Cast

 * Kartik Aaryan as Ruhaan Randhawa aka Rooh Baba
 * Vidya Balan as Manjulika
 * Madhuri Dixit
 * Triptii Dimri
 * Rajpal Yadav as Chote Pandit
 * Sanjay Mishra as Bade Pandit
 * Manish Wadwa as Pandit
 * Rajesh Sharma
 * Kabbir as Chandu
 * Prantika Das
 * Ashwini Kalsekar
 * Vijay Raaz

Development and Casting
On 1 March 2023, T-Series officially announced the sequel with a teaser. Kartik Aaryan was set to reprise his role as 'Rooh Baba' with Anees Bazmee returning as the director and writer for the film. Barring a few most of the other characters have been replaced. Vidya Balan, who played the original 'Monjulika' in the original Bhool Bhulaiyaa has made a comeback in the new film and will reprise the iconic character once again. Tripti Dimri and and Madhuri Dixit have also joined the studded star cast of the film. Others who joined the star cast include Manish Wadwa and Rajesh Sharma.

Filming
Principal photography commenced on 9 March 2024 in Mumbai and the first schedule was wrapped up on 27 March 2024. While majority of the film will be shot in Kolkata, the next schedule of the film is set to begin filming in Rajasthan & Orchha, Madhya Pradesh with Kartik Aaryan and Triptii Dimri. Kartik Aaryan's entry in the film will be with a song which has been billed as the biggest song in Bollywood till date and a massive set erected in Film City, Mumbai just for this song. During the filming of a sequence in Mumbai a stunt woman who was playing body double to Vidya Balan suffered burn injuries.