I watched Bhool Bhulaiyaa the first time
That was the-
I saw it in the theatres before that I don't remember-
When I was young I saw Darwaza
I saw that, I was very small at that time
Ramsay, Ramsay
Ramsay yeah
It's Bhool Bhulaiya for me as well
My first horror-comedy in the theatres
I was in school when I saw Bhool Bhulaiyaa
I never thought at that time that I'll be doing the sequel
It's funny now to think of it like that
16-years-old Anees Bazmee
He means 16-years
When people remind me of my age I'm like really I'm that old now
Honestly, when I reach home I see my kids and realise I'm married also
Of course, I can assure you that my next film will also be very good
So...
I am hoping more people come to the theatres to watch the film
Hi guys this is Himesh and Welcome to PINKVILLA
Today we have with us the team of what is 2022's most successful Bollywood film
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Welcome to Pinkvilla guys
it's lovely having you
Thank you
And congratulations to all of you on 100 and now soon 150 175 so
Thank you
Fingers crossed
I was hoping for a big opening
My first question is, I remember one day before the release
everyone was nervous it was a lot of pressure on this film
Because everyone has there eye on Bhool Bhulaiyaa for revival
When on Friday noon, you got to know that the film has opened well
And the audience reactions were good
what were your feelings? you as an actor, producer and as a director?
Super relieved
We were under a lot of pressure
These days there are a lot predictions that go around
you don't believe those predictions until you see it with your own eyes
So when we got to see that from the afternoon
we got an idea from the film's opening and we realised
that the movie will make this much business, you also predicted the same
We also started getting the audience reactions as well
So that was of big relief for us that the audience is loving it
The day before its release a lot of people including the media saw the film
And they all enjoyed it so much That too gave us some confidence
And we started expecting that it can do well at the box office
So on Friday it was confirmed in the afternoon
And we were completely relieved till night
We were a bit relaxed but he was not
No no we were sitting till midnight and a bit a after that
We waited till 12.30-1 am at night to check the final numbers
So then i felt that we are in a good zone
So it's okay now we can relax
And Kartik for you?
I was really happy I was
You see with all these number games you failed to realise what makes you happy or sad
because everything was really really good
And advance bookings started from Monday
The numbers were unbelievable with the footfalls being so high
that they were being compared to the biggest releases
And the numbers were increasing with each passing day and by Friday
we were expecting more and more son by Friday
Bhushan sir was like don't get your expectations so high that even the good numbers seem low to you
so it was like that
but when the numbers hit and final numbers came in
and the way the film was being appreciated
I was really happy I was just happy that
Our three years of labour was a success
And Anees sir, i also wrote this that
60 years old Anees Bazmee actually got people from the age of 6-65
to the cinema halls, how did you feel when the film opened this way
16-years-old Anees Bazmee
he means 16 years
When someone reminds me of my age
I swear I have to remind myself that yes I'm of that age
And when I go home after seeing the kids I realise I'm married as well
You're so forgetful
Yeah because the way I work and the energy with which I work
i believe it's no less than of a 20-22 years old
I mean i never get tired
I can go without food and sleep just let me work
So the age is not a thing for me
But yes from the day I started to now
I don't think my spirit has changed a bit
That makes me really happy
That I still love my job the same way
And I still get excited about my work
My first script that I wrote was Swarg
Starring Rajesh Khanna and Govinda in 1990
what I felt then is the same excitement that I feel even today
This is a really a huge thing for me
And Kartik, about 14 crores worth opening
On a non-holiday
in a time when films are not opening
a lot of films are not opening
with regular ticket prices of course with not much footfall
Does that add on to the pressure on you as an actor
going forward and does that impact your choices like
Now I have to choose movies of these genre
No, It's an advantage I think the kind of footfalls we got
and the more audience we'll get I think
they will come to see my next film as well
and of course, I can assure you this I'll be as good in my next film too so
So I'm hoping that the same audience in fact more people will come to watch
so you create a fandom you create that loyal fan following because
content or because of the work that you're choosing
and I've been in the place of the audience
I've been a fan as well
And i watch a lot of films myself
So when I hear a story like when
I was listening to Bhool Bhulaiya I heard it like a fan
and I felt intrigued by it felt it's comic enough
the same things and I am didn't get disappointed
I was really happy when the narration happened
so I choose my films like this only
The films that I would also want to go to the theatres to watch
so you can judge by the films that I've done previously
or the films that I'll be doing in future
I always have the element
where you'll get the point
like why did he do this film
so that's necessary and
it's not pressurising for me
I actually feel it's an advantage for my next film and I think it should be that way
And this question is for both the producers
with the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 another discussion which has
come back to fashion, what kind of films will be successful at the box office?
what have you dissected from the success?
because you have a lot of films lined up-
See mass cinema mass entertainer is very important
A film that
will cater to every section of audience
be it kids, adults and the youth
and they have songs
I think this film had it all
and a horror-comedy
there are not many films there but
whenever there is a film of this genre
people have always accepted it very well
and this film had all these ingredients and
it also had Anees sir's direction
the way he incorporated thrills and comedy in it
everything and the music as well
the way he used the background music
made Sandy do it
People are calling up and appreciating it
generally people appreciate the music of any film but here it's the opposite
Not only me I think everybody will agree with me on it
Because it gave so much impact to every scene
the horror scenes or the comic scenes
both the iconic songs have been used
in this film
throughout the film
I mean without any disorder the songs have been layered so well
in the background that is
hats off to him so it's an overall package
that the audience wants to watch
we have been observing that the films with specific plots
are not doing well at the box office targetted to specific audience
but if you make a mass entertainer like Bhool Bhulaiya 2
So I think that these types of films will definitely work
It should have wide appeal
Yeah It should have a wider appeal
We have to keep in mind everyone while making a film
To make a film for a particular section of the audience is difficult now
very difficult now
this difference can be seen pre-pandemic and post-pandemic
Now I think people want to watch
a full-on entertaining movie at the theatres
That's what we think now
Yeah it seems that way
how things will turn out later we never know
Because previously we had many content-driven cinemas
in the 60s, 70s and 80s
yeah, people used to call them docu-dramas
but still they earned well
And Kartik and Bhushan Ji this is your
I mean the first 100 crore film for Kartik was Sonu Ke Tittu Ki Sweety
and the second is Bhool Bhulaiyaa and
next you're collaborating on Shehzada
What can one expect from that collaboration?
even that seems like a-
That's a also a mass entertainer like he said
Full-on masala it's a full-on mass entertainer
There you'll get to see Kartik's action as well
it has music, action
That too is a great film which has been a hit film down South
Really we both are very excited about that
I think the adaption of that story was very crucial
that is being directed by Rohit Dhawan
And he has adapted it very beautifully
and again it has been made
for a vast audience with a wider appeal
and I'm really excited about it I'm really looking forward to it
I'll be in this avatar for the first time so
I don't think people have seen me that way
and I can't say much about it
but it's one film that I am really excited about
complete mass entertainer yeah it releases in November?
November 4th is the date
yeah that's the release-
yeah so we have that too
And Anees sir you directed Welcome Back
A sequel to your iconic film you directed Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Next which franchise of films will you be doing or what are your upcoming projects?
I think after this I'll start the No Entry Mein Entry sequel of No Entry
Okay, this year itself?
Hopefully,
And the last question, this is common question to all of you
what is- since we're talking of horror film
What is the first horror film that each one of you watched in the theatres?
and what was your experience then?
I have seen quite a few I've seen Mahal
Then Woh Kaun Thi?
I have heard horror stories more
my grandmother used to tell me stories
I felt really scared when I heard them alone but
If there were more kids with me listening to them I didn't feel scared
So I used to think that the same story is scary sometimes and
not scary when I'm with others why?
I realised it's because of the atmosphere
So we tried to create the same ambience in this film
People should get scared but not so scared that you can't even watch the film
so it should have everything in balance comedy, excitement
It should be like a rollercoaster ride
where kids shout with excitement and get scared at the same time
So that was a very very difficult part
Bhushan sir?
My first horror-comedy was Bhool Bhulaiyaa
oh that was the-
That I watched in the theatres before that I don't remember watching
horror-comedy or any film of that kind
So I watched it and i enjoyed it a lot at that time
15 years back it was one of our first films
that we produced
I was very small but I think I watched a movie called Darwaza
I was very young-
Ramsay, Ramsay
It's a full horror movie
Yeah full horror
And Kartik
for me it was Bhool Bhulaiyaa
For me the first horror-comedy experience in the theatre
that was bhool bhulaiyaa
I was in school and
I never imagined that I'll be doing its sequel
It's funny now to think of it like that
but
but I think again
when that movie was made 15 years back
it was way ahead of its time
and the way everybody worked in that film and the kind of film it was
that's the reason we still love it and we still-
even when its sequel was announced everyone was very sceptical
like what if it gets ruined?
and thankfully we didn't take up much from the original
as we created this new one
and we presented something new
And hopefully, in the coming years people will remember that
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 was a horror comedy that was liked by everyone
basically when the third part will be made
people will say that it shouldn't spoil its previous parts
I hope so
That they don't wreck the first and second films
Perfect thank you so much guys Thank you
And congratulations again
Thank you