‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa Has Given Me So Much I Was Scared’

‘I
want
to
just

haso,

hasao
and

khush
raho.’

Mayur
Sanap
was
watched

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3
at
the
end
of
its
first
week
run.

He
found
himself
drawn
to
Director
Anees
Bazmee’s
unbridled
enthusiasm
for
this
world
and
the
inherently
amusing
quality
of
his
material
that
pretty
much
shapes
and
defines
the
potboiler
identity
of

BB3.

The
audiences
were
reacting
to
the
jokes
with
consistent
giggles
and
occasional
applause.

The
biggest
cheers
come
for

Vidya
Balan
who
makes
her
appearance
in
a
gloriously
shot
entry
sequence.
The
camera
zooms
past
the
flames
and
stays
on
her
fiery
face
as
she
gives
off
some
overzealous
expressions.

You
quickly
realise
this
Vidya
is
far
different
from
the
subdued
yet
quietly
confident
forest
ranger
in

Sherni,
or
the
morally
ambiguous
journalist
from

Jalsa
or
the
bored
wife
seeking
passion
outside
her
marriage
in

Do
Aur
Do
Pyaar.

Her
latest
role
is
surely
drawn
into
bouts
of
excess,
but
Vidya,
for
the
incredible
talent
she
is,
plays
this
over-the-top
character
with
solemnity
and
commits
to
a
performance
Mayur
couldn’t
take
his
eyes
off.

“I
think
my
choices
have
always
reflected
my
current
state
of
mind.
Now
I’m
looking
at
happy,
fun,
entertainers
because
that’s
been
my
mind
space
for
the
past
couple
of
years.
Which
is
why
finally
I
said
yes
to

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3,”
Vidya
tells

Mayur
Sanap/Rediff.com
when
they
met.

What
would
remain
your
fondest
memory
of
working
in

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3?

Just
the
fact
that
I
did

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
17
years
ago
and
ever
since
it’s
only
been
giving.
It’s
brought
me
so
much
love.

There
was
a
great
deal
of
excitement
to
be
joining

BB3,
not
only
to
reprise,
but
also
to
create
something
new.
Because
it’s
a
new
script,
new
director,
new
team.
Everything
about
it
has
been
memorable.

But
if
you
ask
me
for
that
one
thing,
I’d
say
working
with
Aneesbhai
(Bazmee,
director).
That
has
been
very,
very,
special.

I
enjoyed
your
entry
scene
in
the
film.
It’s
kind
of
a
scene
that
instantly
draws
you
to
this
character
with
all
the
mystery
and
fury
about
her.
Were
you
excited
when
you
first
read
this
scene
or
maybe
heard
it
during
the
narration?

Actually,
Aneesbhai
is
a
great
narrator,
but
he
did
not
narrate
this
film
to
me.

The
writer
Aakash
Kaushik
narrated
it
and
he
is
also
fantastic.
I
remember
when
I
was
doing
some
of
the
scenes
in
the
film,
I
would
remember
the
way
Aakash
had
narrated
it
to
me.

The
moment
I
heard
it,
I
knew
I
wanted
to
do
it.
I
did
take
a
little
time
because
I
wanted
to
read
the
script
again
just
to
be
a
thousand
per
cent
sure.

Like
I’ve
said
before,

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
has
given
me
so
much
that
I
wanted
to
be
absolutely
sure
that
this
is
not
going
to
take
away
anything
even
if
it
doesn’t
add.
Thankfully,
it
has
actually
only
added
now.

Vidya
recalls
her
first
day
with
Madhuri
Dixit
on
the
sets
of

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3

There
are
such
dramatic
scenes
you
share
with
Madhuri
Dixit
in
the
film.
Be
it
choking
each
other
or
singing
that
lullaby

Naani
Ne
Maara
Chaata.
I
can
imagine
you
two
bursting
out
into
laughter
after
each
take.
What
was
the
vibe
like
during
the
shoot?

We
did
laugh
a
lot
during
that
crazy
sequence.
It
was
just
one
of
those
things,
we
were
cooped
up
in
a
small
room
and
then
Kartik
would
also
enter
and
we
had
to
be
spooky.

We
laughed
a
lot!
It
was
really
fun.

By
that
time,
we
were
also
nearing
the
end
of
the
film,
so
we
were
at
ease.

Actually,
we’ve
been
at
ease
throughout,
but
yes,
it
was
just
fun.
And
it
was
also
such
a
mad
scene.

At
the
song
launch
event,
Producer
Bhushan
Kumar
revealed
that
you
turned
down
his
offer
for

BB2.
Why
were
you
unsure
about
that
film?
What
convinced
you
for

BB3?

I
think

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
has
given
me
so
much
that
I
was
scared
that
I
will
lose
that.

I
didn’t
know
this
franchise
game
at
all.

I
was
like,
what
is
this?
This
has
never
happened
in
India.

But
then,
when
I
watched

BB2
I
realised
that
oh,
it
can
happen
like
this.
You
are
taking
the
franchise
forward
without
it
having
to
be
a
sequel
or
whatever.

I
said,
okay,
this
is
interesting.

When

BB3
came
to
me,
I
loved
the
script
and
by
then,
had
understood
the
franchise.

With
Aneesbhai
as
director,
I
knew
it
would
only
get
better
from
there.

When
I
saw
the
trailer
of

BB2,
Bhushan
told
me
you
have
to
do

BB3
now
and
I
said
yeah,
yeah,
yeah.
(Smiles)

You
recently
said
that
you
are
in
a
happy
mind
space
right
now
and
you
want
to
do
light-hearted
films.
What’s
on
your
checklist
before
signing
a
film?

I
think
my
choices
have
always
reflected
my
current
state
of
mind.

Now
I’m
looking
at
happy,
fun,
entertainers
because
that’s
been
my
mind
space
for
the
past
couple
of
years.
Which
is
why
finally
I
said
yes
to

Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
3,
because
it
was
the
most
fun,
entertaining
film
at
the
script
level
itself.

That’s
what
I
am
wanting
to
do
at
the
moment.
I
want
to
just

haso,

hasao
and

khush
raho.

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