Rooh Baba vs Manjulika: Kartik-Vidya promote Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 on Howrah Bridge

The promotions for Kartik Aaryan and Vidya Balan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 have been going on in full swing.

After wrapping up Mumbai promotions, the actors arrived in Kolkata to conclude the final leg of promotions. On October 28, Kartik and Vidya were seen promoting their film while standing atop Kolkata’s iconic yellow taxi on the Howrah Bridge. Fans gathered below captured the moment on their phones.

Vidya Balan, who reprised her role as Manjulika, 17 years after Bhool Bhulaiyaa in 2007, was seen getting into the skin of her character during the film’s promotions. She was seen playfully holding Kartik by his neck while standing atop a yellow taxi on the Howrah Bridge.

“The fight gets more intense as they reach their home ground-Iconic Howrah Bridge, Kolkata (sic),” wrote Kartik and Vidya in a joint post while sharing photos from the promotions.

For the unversed, Vidya Balan was approached for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, which became a massive success in 2022. However, she had rejected the part. During Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 promotions, the actor revealed why. “I’ll tell you, the only reason (why) I didn’t do 2 (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)”, she said, further adding, “I wanted to work on Bhool Bhulaiyaa again, (but) I was so scared because Bhool Bhulaiyaa 1 has given me so much.”

She continued, “I said, ‘maine gadbad kar diya toh sab paani phir jaayega’ (what if I end up messing everything this time!) I had told Anees (Bazmee) bhai also that I couldn’t take the risk. But, when they came back to me with 3, I loved the script, I was dying to work on this with Anees bhai and Bhushan, and then it only kept getting better.”

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is an Anees Bazmee directorial. The film, which also stars Triptii Dimri and Madhuri Dixit in key roles, releases on November 1.