Actor Vidya Balan says she rejected the offer to star in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 as she feared that if she didn’t perform well in the sequel, it would ruin the impact of her work in the original movie. Balan starred alongside Akshay Kumar in Priyadarshan's 2007 hit Bhool Bhulaiyaa, playing the role of Avni/Manjulika. Fifteen years later, its sequel, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, directed by Anees Bazmee and starring Kartik Aaryan in the lead, was released and became a huge blockbuster at the box office.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vidya Balan (@balanvidya) "I was so scared because 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' has given me so much. So I said, if I did something wrong, then everything will go in vain (sab par paani fir jayega). I told Anees ji that ‘I can't take this risk,’” Balan told reporters.
"But when they came back to me with the third part, I loved the script. I was dying to work on this with Anees bhai and Bhushan. And then it only kept getting better," Balan said.
The actor said she liked what the team did with the sequel, which helped her make the decision to say yes to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, set to release on Diwali, November 1. "And then the icing on the cake was working with Madhuri Dixit ma'am. So, I think it only kept getting better, and I accumulated the courage.
I had a great time. He (Bazmee) is the king of entertainment. I had the opportunity to work with him,” she added.
Balan was speaking at a film event where a new version of the franchise's iconic song Ami Jo .
