Akshay Kumars shoes too big to fill Kartik Aaryan on comparison with former Bhool Bhulaiyaa star
Mumbai Apr 26 PTI Actor Kartik Aaryan on Tuesday said he loved Akshay Kumar in Bhool Bhulaiyaa and hopes the audience doesnt compare his performance with the superstars when they watch the upcoming sequel of the 2007 blockbusterAaryan was speaking at the trailer launch event of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 here The film is a follow-up to Bhool Bhulaiyaa which was directed by Priyadarshan and featured Kumar as a psychiatrist tasked with uncovering the truth of an ancestral palace believed to be hauntedThe sequel directed by Anees Bazmee stars Aaryan playing a character similar to KumarsAsked if he was under pressure to headline the sequel considering the impact of Kumars performance on pop culture the Dhamaka star said he didnt want to do that comparisonBecause theyre too big a shoe to fill I loved him in Bhool Bhulaiyaa I have grown up watching his films so its better if one doesnt compare We have tried to do our best here Aaryan told reportersWhile the original film was a psychological horror comedy the sequel appears to be a straightforward ghost story with elements of humourIn the trailer the makers have also tapped into current pop culture references including reality show Bigg Boss Hollywood horror hit The Sixth Sense and social mediaDonald Trump ke tweet aur chudailon ke feet hamesha ulte hee hote hain says Aaryans character referring to how former US President Donald Trumps tweets and a witchs feet are always twistedBhool Bhulaiyaa 2 has retained some key elements of the original for nostalgia value but ultimately it is a new universe pointed out AaryanWe have taken that world of the previous film but everything else is new of our own I hope people will love it in its own new dynamic world that we have created with Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Comparisons will be there but I hope people remember this film for its own he addedThe film also stars Tabu and Kiara Advani who the makers teased in the trailer may star as Manjulika here referred to as an infamous witch as opposed to the legendary classical dancer according to folklore in the first Bhool BhulaiyaaAdvani said the new movie is part of the franchise but not a remake So Im not really playing that character yes there is a Manjulika But I cant give away the suspense of the film They were the inspiration and weve tried to do our best for these characters that Bazmee sir has written for us the Shershaah star addedBhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is produced by Bhushan Kumar Murad Khetani and Krishan Kumar under the banners of T-Series and Cine 1 StudiosThe film written by Farhad Samji and Aakash Kaushik is scheduled to be released on May 20 PTI JUR BK BK
Mumbai Apr 26 PTI Actor Kartik Aaryan on Tuesday said he loved Akshay Kumar in Bhool Bhulaiyaa and hopes the audience doesnt compare his performance with the superstars when they watch the upcoming sequel of the 2007 blockbusterAaryan was speaking at the trailer launch event of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 here The film is a follow-up to Bhool Bhulaiyaa which was directed by Priyadarshan and featured Kumar as a psychiatrist tasked with uncovering the truth of an ancestral palace believed to be hauntedThe sequel directed by Anees Bazmee stars Aaryan playing a character similar to KumarsAsked if he was under pressure to headline the sequel considering the impact of Kumars performance on pop culture the Dhamaka star said he didnt want to do that comparisonBecause theyre too big a shoe to fill I loved him in Bhool Bhulaiyaa I have grown up watching his films so its better if one doesnt compare We have tried to do our best here Aaryan told reportersWhile the original film was a psychological horror comedy the sequel appears to be a straightforward ghost story with elements of humourIn the trailer the makers have also tapped into current pop culture references including reality show Bigg Boss Hollywood horror hit The Sixth Sense and social mediaDonald Trump ke tweet aur chudailon ke feet hamesha ulte hee hote hain says Aaryans character referring to how former US President Donald Trumps tweets and a witchs feet are always twistedBhool Bhulaiyaa 2 has retained some key elements of the original for nostalgia value but ultimately it is a new universe pointed out AaryanWe have taken that world of the previous film but everything else is new of our own I hope people will love it in its own new dynamic world that we have created with Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Comparisons will be there but I hope people remember this film for its own he addedThe film also stars Tabu and Kiara Advani who the makers teased in the trailer may star as Manjulika here referred to as an infamous witch as opposed to the legendary classical dancer according to folklore in the first Bhool BhulaiyaaAdvani said the new movie is part of the franchise but not a remake So Im not really playing that character yes there is a Manjulika But I cant give away the suspense of the film They were the inspiration and weve tried to do our best for these characters that Bazmee sir has written for us the Shershaah star addedBhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is produced by Bhushan Kumar Murad Khetani and Krishan Kumar under the banners of T-Series and Cine 1 StudiosThe film written by Farhad Samji and Aakash Kaushik is scheduled to be released on May 20 PTI JUR BK BK
