Akshay Kumar breaks his silence on Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise

The Khiladi of Bollywood opened up about not being a part of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and 3.

Akshay Kumar headlined the first instalment of the superhit horror comedy franchise Bhool Bhulaiyaa, which was released in 2007. Over the years, the film has become a superhit franchise, but the latter two instalments did not feature Akshay Kumar; it featured Kartik Aaryan.

Akshay Kumar was asked about Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and 3.

Akshay Kumar, who, in 2007, starred in the Priyadarshan-directed Bhool Bhulaiyaa, didn’t feature in parts 2 and 3. In a new interview with Pinkvilla, Akshay reveals why he wasn’t a part of the sequel and the threequel.

What did Akshay say about the Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise?

During a fan interaction section, a person told Akshay that while he’s a huge fan of the Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise, he didn’t watch the second and third parts because Akshay wasn’t a part of them. He asked Akshay why he didn’t do those movies, to which Akshay merely smiled and responded, “Beta mujhe nikaal dia tha (I was removed). That’s it.” The same fan also asked Akshay why he cut down on doing comedies in the last ten years. To this, Akshay responded in Hindi, “That’s true. I’ve done less comedies. I’ve done a lot of social films, whether it’s Sarfira (2024), Airlift (2016), Rustom (2016), Padman (2018) and Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017), because I wanted to do it. I’d done a lot of comedies in the past. Every person has a mindset at a particular time and what he wants to do. So I wanted to do that. But now, I’ve signed about 2-3 comedies which I’m filming, like Bhooth Bangla, Welcome (to the Jungle), and Housefull (5).”

Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar has reunited with director Priyadarshan for the horror comedy Bhooth Bangla, which is slated to be released in theatres next year.