Bhooth Bangla

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Bhooth Bangla

Apr 2026

2h 53m

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Bhooth Bangla is a horror-comedy based on Indian mythology and black magic, with inspiration drawn from ancient texts such as the Vedas and the Mahabharata.

Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

Apr 20

The film...attempts to revive the director’s signature blend of slapstick comedy and supernatural intrigue. What it delivers instead is a sprawling, uneven narrative that depends heavily on nostalgia while offering little that feels fresh.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Apr 17

1.5/5

Part of the sharpness in the original Bhool Bhulaiyaa came from its modern take on superstition which kept women bound; here it feels like a tired trope which goes nowhere.

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Anupama Chopra

The Hollywood Reporter India

Apr 17

Toward the end of Bhooth Bangla, a weeping Mithila Palkar asks, yeh kya ho raha hai yahan. Which was my sentiment exactly!

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Anuj Kumar

The Hindu

Apr 29

Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan stretch hard to rediscover their old mojo in a painfully formulaic horror-comedy that feels more like a tired tribute to their past glory than a fresh fare.

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Dipankar Sarkar

Upper Stall

Apr 22

Bhooth Bangla is easily among the weaker works in Priyadarshan’s Hindi oeuvre, suggesting a director woefully out of step with his own strengths.

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Lachmi Deb Roy

Firstpost

Apr 20

2.5/5

I thought Bhooth Bangla would recreate the magic of Bollywood’s golden comic era and it tried doing that with a modern twist, but didn’t match up to the expectations that I had from a Priyadarshan’s directorial film.

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Mohit

Apr 27

forced comedy, first half is boring

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moriom ahmed

Apr 26

Very funny and very natural way funny and akshay kumar always best funny actor in Bollywood

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Natasha

Apr 24

Repetitive, crass and unnecessary. The casting director was on weed. And the script writer probably was AI.

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Palakkumar p patel U

Apr 22

Good movies family movie

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Fandango Customer C

Apr 20

Movie is OK. But all of them look really old. First half is a non stop shouting match. Movie improves in the 2nd half. But they all give same expressions and direction is same as his old films. Akshays acting is bad and dialogue delivery is not good. He speaks with his throat choked up all the time, very annoying!

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Himanshu

Apr 20

It seems a mix of multiple movies. Cast of Bhool Bhulaiya (with similar storytelling, similar room of mystery without keys, similar song casting of Vidya Balan), a little plot of Maa (Kajol's movie, Back of Home - The Mystery Jungle, and Power of Trees. The movie kept me engaged for 3 hours, so it was a horror comedy the first half was mostly comedy, with a twist in the second half.

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Bhooth Bangla is a horror-comedy based on Indian mythology and black magic, with inspiration drawn from ancient texts such as the Vedas and the Mahabharata.

Director: Priyadarsan
Producer: Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, Akshay Kumar
Screenwriter: Abilash Nair, Rohan Shankar, Aakash Kaushik, Priyadarsan, Abilash Nair, Rohan Shankar
Distributor: FunAsia Films Distribution
Production Co: Balaji Motion Pictures, Cape Of Good Films
Genre: Drama, Horror, Comedy
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 16, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 2h 53m