The soundtrack of Bhool Bhulaiyaa, with a winner title ditty and other silvery moments, is truly enjoyable.
A gleefully hammy Madhuri and Vidya's volley of death stares and evil laughs engage in a ruthless glamorous tug of war in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, notes Sukanya Verma.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is a silly scary movie that knows it is a silly scary movie, observes Sukanya Verma.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 fails to invoke any excitement, despite having two immensely watchable stars Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan at its centre, observes Mayur Sanap.
As is always the case with big films, there is no decision on the count of screens allotted to the big releases, Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.
In terms of the opening day, Rohit Shetty's film may take the lead since he has assembled a big star cast and each one will bring their own fanbase. On the other hand, the Kartik Aaryan-starrer will entice an audience of its own, since, as a franchise, Bhool Bhulaiyaa has done quite well.
'I want to just haso, hasao and khush raho.'
Do you think Kartik, a rising star with good comic timing in his movies, make a solid replacement? Or, would you have preferred Akki in the sequel as well?
Kartik Aaryan looks promising, but the trailer not so much, observes Namrata Thakker.
From Hera Pheri to Krrish and Drishyam, these Bollywood franchises took their sequels in wildly different directions from the films that inspired them.
How did Madhuri Dixit spend her Sunday?
Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan are shooting their fourth film, directed by Anees Bazmee, in Keralam.
'Yeh ek spy comedy hai, patriotic comedy hai, genre bender hai.'
Akshay Kumar opens up about his upcoming horror-comedy Bhooth Bangla, and reveals his fitness philosophy: 'Fitness should not be an instant coffee or two-minute noodles.'
Explore the interesting trend in Bollywood where popular film franchises opt for entirely new lead casts in their sequels.
Drishyam - The Conclusion has made history by becoming Ajay Devgn's biggest box office opener with an astounding Rs 62.03 crores, also securing a spot among the Top-5 Bollywood openers of all time.
Diwali releases Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 scored big and entered the Rs 200 Crore (Rs 2 billion) Club before the close of the second weekend.
Priyadarshan on his casting for Haiwaan: 'I thought that if Akshaye Khanna refused, I would go to Suniel Shetty.'
As we await the much-anticipated reunion of Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar in Bhooth Bangla, Sreeju Sudhakaran looks back at their six memorable collaborations, ranking them by how consistently they deliver on entertainment.
Mr Funnybones is ready to bring the house down yet again in Bhooth Bangla by Priyadarshan, his director of several superhit laugh raisers.
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat has hit half a century...
Between the two films, more than Rs 225 crore (Rs 2.25 billion) comfortably came in the first three days itself.
It was an emotional evening for many film folk, as they won the top awards at the 25th IIFA ceremony in Jaipur.
'Vidyaji jokes around and her laughter is infectious. 'Madhuri ma'am is a legend. To get the opportunity to work with her was a big deal for me.'
From Mohanlal's commanding act in Company to Dulquer Salmaan's chilling turn in Chup, these Malayalam stars proved they could shine far beyond Mollywood.
'Thank you, IIFA... After all, you were answerable to the Rajasthan bureaucracy.'
Anees Bazmee, who is basking in the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, celebrates 45 years in the film industry.
'I have returned to work with Priyan Sir after 14 years. Aisa laga vanvaas khatam hone ke baad phir se mauka mila hain.'
What differentiates an original from a remake is class. And Priadarshan's latest offering, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, fails completely to match up to the Malayalam original.
'The song in Stree was written in the script... So it was not like some other films where it suddenly cuts to a song. This song moves the story forward.'
Akshay Kumar sustained an injury while performing a stunt on the set of Bhooth Bangla, raising concerns about on-set safety and the actor's commitment to real action over VFX.
'Kartik was keen to do a double role for some time now. And who better to script and direct it than Anees Bazmee?'
November brings Diwali with it, and the box office may finally get some good news with the release of the festival films, Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.
'We are definitely under pressure from one of the two Diwali releases, Singham Again.'
From Virasat and Gardish to Tezz and Rangrezz, here's a look at Priyadarshan's serious side of Bollywood, ahead of his new movie Haiwaan.
While the gap between the first Bhool Bhulaiya film and the second was 15 years, the gap between Bhool Bhulaiya 2 and Bhool Bhulaiya 3 would be no more than two years.
'From sitting in the backbench to standing on the stage for my convocation -- what a journey it's been.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
...does not feel quite epic yet.
'Madhuriji and Vidyaji are expert dancers, but the chemistry they created on screen...'
