Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 tries to channel the spirit of its predecessors but ends up wandering down a winding path filled with missed opportunities and cringe-worthy moments. Imagine a horror-comedy that forgot its script in the fridge-chilly, stale, and way past its expiration date.

First off, let's talk about the screenplay. It seems like the writers took a few notes from the "How to Stretch a Plot" handbook, adding unnecessary subplots that make you question if you accidentally walked into a different movie. Just when you think the main story might kick in, we're sidetracked by distractions that even the characters seem to forget about. The humor, intended to be the film's saving grace, often feels forced, like a dad joke at a family gathering. "Is this supposed to be funny?" becomes the unifying sentiment of the audience, as we collectively shake our heads in disbelief.

Character development? More like character neglect. With one-dimensional roles that would barely pass for cardboard cutouts, it's hard to find any reason to root for these characters. They stumble through the plot like they're lost in a haunted house, searching for the exit but only finding poorly written dialogues. When the most compelling character is the ghost that could have at least livened things up, you know you're in trouble.

Now let's address the pacing. It feels like the film is auditioning for a marathon, dragging certain scenes out to the point where you wonder if you've accidentally entered a time warp. And just when you think a comedic moment might land, it crashes harder than a poorly timed joke at a funeral. The tonal shifts are about as smooth as a brick wall, leaving the audience in a constant state of confusion. Are we laughing? Crying? Are we even watching the same film?

The so-called comedic trio of Rajpal Yadav, Sanjay Mishra, and Ashwini Kalsekar adds to the chaos with their brand of slapstick nonsense that feels less like comic relief and more like a desperate attempt to fill airtime. Their antics are about as funny as stepping on a LEGO-painful and utterly bewildering. Yadav's trademark silliness seems out of place, often turning potentially clever setups into cringe-fests that would make even a seasoned comedian wince. Meanwhile, Mishra's over-the-top expressions and Kalsekar's attempts at physical comedy frequently miss the mark, leaving us with the feeling that we've signed up for a clown convention instead of a horror-comedy film.

Visually, the film has its moments, but many scenes feel like a retread of every horror trope in the book. The predictable scares are like seeing your old high school crush at a reunion-familiar, but ultimately disappointing. When the special effects look like they belong in a low-budget web series, you can't help but wonder if they ran out of budget before they could afford some originality.

In conclusion, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is a sequel that stumbles along with a misplaced sense of direction. It's like a party where the snacks are stale, the music is off-key, and the host forgot to invite anyone. If you're looking for a film that captures the charm and wit of the earlier entries, you might want to reconsider your options. Otherwise, grab some popcorn, settle in, and prepare for a cinematic experience that'll leave you scratching your head and wondering what just happened.

(With Special Thanks to Mr. Vishal Madan (GM, Cinepolis)

Using the same dialogues and unnecessary drama which do not make you laugh at all. Only a few jokes are actually good. The story is good but the writers have dragged the screen time with unnecessary scenes. I wasn't actually expecting the plot twist at the end. Describing it as a horror comedy is something that will confuse the audience as there is no horror but horrible comedy. Could be a good example of nice story but terrible execution. I hate spoiling stories so there will be no spoilers but I'd say that if you get too scared to watch a horror movie then you can easily watch this as this is not even scary as the original bhool bhulaiya. Madhuri and Vidya Balan are as always Fabulous with their scripts but Kartik Aaryan seems too forced doing comedy.

The only thing that carried the entire film were some good jokes, other than good jokes there was no actual creativity in writing like the first part the story kept changing and there were way too many plots to be put in a single film which makes it confusing yet non flowable for viewers, this movie was good for entertainment but there was no actual thrill or anything memorable that a movie should have to be remembered, cinematics were also too over exaggerated, too many scenes were made out of the blue and had no context what so ever, even the acting of a few actors was unwanted and overreacting at some point. I'd recommend this movie to watch only with the purpose of entertainment not a movie sense.

Just very bad script. Am writing this while watching the movie. 3/4 is over and still except for maybe 2-3 scenes of Manjulika, the movie is just lame. And who puts songs at every turn these days? Just getting irritated with all the song and dance numbers breaking out, spoiling the already bad momentum even more.

Tripti Dimri is just a waste here. The comedians havent been given any good script. Filmmakers in Bollywood these days should really take some inspiration from Malayalam movie. Just wasting people's time.

I hope Madhuri and Vidya Balan can do some justice to this movie. Really disappointed with the movie.

Bhool Bhulaiya (2007) was a masterpiece. It was almost perfect in all the film-making departments. Fast forward to 2024, and here, we have an unrelated third installment, Bhool Bhulaiya 3 and sadly, it's way too pathetic.

I'd rate this movie: 3.5/10, very bad to below average.

The cons of the movie that ruined it:

• Story: The most important part of this movie, the story, is so so bad! There was no thrill, no engagement, nothing!! The twist in the ending wasn't that much of a big deal either.

• Acting: The actors had one of the worst performances of their careers. Kartik Aryan tried too hard to be Akshay Kumar but sorry kartik, your acting was equally bad, as bad as Akshay Kumar's recent movie choices. Kartik and Tripti, the two main leads, were average in their performances, or perhaps extremely bad. Surprisingly, Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan were horrible! The director of this movie wanted them to be overacting as much as possible throughout the entire movie. All the other decent actors were similarly awful.

• The Humor and The Horror: It was supposed to be a Horror Comedy, but I didn't laugh at a single joke, nor was I scared even for a millisecond. The jokes were terrible and it was too much of a forced comedy.

• The Bengali Accent: My god! The Bengali accent was sooo bad! You could have just casted real Bengali actors, why did you have to cringe the audience with those pathetic accents?

• The Songs: The songs were terrible. Not a single song makes you wanna hear it twice, or even once. I thought the "Hare Ram Krishna" song would be good and catchy, but man! They ruined that too! Btw, bgm was pretty decent.

• The Love Story: What was that? They haven't moved on from those 90s cliches yet? I've emptied my stock of words, I don't know how else to vent the frustration.

The tagline of this movie: "Am I supposed to laugh?"

The only good thing about the movie is I laughed at the scary scenes that were supposed to be taken seriously (I guess)

The main motive of the makers was to find a way to ruin Bhool Bhulaiya and get decent actors to do overacting as much as possible!

If this movie succeeds, I don't know what more to expect from Indian audience and bollywood.