For
a
franchise
that’s
built
itself
around
a
catchy
ear
worm
and
a
ghost
who
likes
to
introduce
themselves
in
ways
that’s
more
Bong
than
Bond,
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
preserves
its
‘silly
scary
movie’
that
knows
it
is,
notes
Sukanya
Verma.
Just
like
the
earlier
two
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
movies,
kickstarted
by
Priyadarshan
in
2007,
the
third
of
the
horror
comedy
series
by
Director
Anees
Bazmee
revolves
around
a
phony
psychic
caught
in
the
family
drama
of
a
haunted
haveli.
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3
opens
like
one
of
those
The
Mummy
preludes
unfolding
a
dark
history
from
200
years
ago
only
to
cut
to
the
present,
signalling
at
the
wicked
all
the
wrongdoing
has
unleashed,
which
Ruhaan
aka
Rooh
Baba’s
(Kartik
Aaryan)
goofball
ghostbuster
must
put
an
end
to
by
hook
or
crook.
Here’s
what
happens:
A
penniless
royal
family
in
Kolkata
strong-arms
the
star
scammer
into
rescuing
them
from
Manjulika’s
wrath
by
fulfilling
a
priest’s
claims
of
good
ol’
purvajon
ki
bhavishyavani
that
insists
Ruhaan’s
resemblance
to
their
ancestral
‘shehzada‘
is
a
case
of
reincarnation.
Him
wincing
at
the
mention
of
the
disastrous
Shehzada
is
an
early
glimpse
of
the
movie’s
spoofy
humour,
of
which
Rajpal
Yadav’s
Jawan
parody
and
Sanjay
Mishra’s
Netflix
tudum
run-in
is
the
most
chucklesome.
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa,
which
starts
out
a
bit
doddery,
saves
the
better
bits
for
later.
Until
then,
a
tedious
amount
of
trashy
comic
cliches
and
soapy
drama
aesthetics
are
tossed
our
way
when
anything
bald,
overweight,
short
or
Bengali
is
targeted
over
tacky
jokes
as
Rooh
Baba
applies
his
so-called
otherworldly
gifts
to
protect
a
clientele
of
party
animals
and
philanderers.
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3
truly
begins
when
two
mysterious
women,
played
by
a
gleefully
hammy
Madhuri
Dixit
and
Vidya
Balan,
arrive
at
the
ghostly
palace
and
reveal
an
eerie
connection.
Between
the
quest
to
find
out
the
real
Manjulika
is
and
Rooh’s
shenanigans
around
a
crowd
of
bumbling
nuts,
Bazmee
digs
into
the
farce
filled
with
red
hues
and
herrings
to
offer
something
unexpectedly
consequential.
For
a
franchise
that’s
built
itself
around
a
catchy
ear
worm
and
a
ghost
who
likes
to
introduce
themselves
in
ways
that’s
more
Bong
than
Bond,
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
preserves
its
‘silly
scary
movie’
that
knows
it
is
a
silly
scary
movie
tone
for
a
good
measure
only
to
pleasantly
surprise
with
its
sympathetic
take
on
transsexuality.
It’s
a
good
thought
even
if
a
few
drafts
underwritten
and
deserved
a
little
more
complexity
than
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3‘s
chaotic
momentum
allows.
Honestly
though,
I
still
can’t
get
over
how
touching
this
genuine
show
of
sensitivity
felt
in
a
movie
that
starts
out
with
taklu-bhenga
brand
of
laughs.
Watch
out
for
the
full
review
in
just
a
bit!
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3
Review
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