Mumbai: Vidya Balan’s iconic portrayal of Manjulika in the horror-comedy ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ continues to haunt viewers. Even Akshay Kumar’s son Aarav was too scared to meet her for years.
Akshay shared this while speaking with Sonal Kalra, Chief Managing Editor, Entertainment and Lifestyle, at HT City Stars In The City.
“I was talking to my son recently, he told me that when he saw Bhool Bhulaiyaa for the first time, he couldn’t speak to Vidya Balan for six years!
Voh Vidya se darta tha. Voh ghar par aayi thi, usse ek baar milne ko taiyaar hi nahi tha, uski aankhon mein dekhne ko bhi taiyaar nahi tha. I had to nurture and tell him for six years ‘Yeh Vidya Balan hai beta, yeh bahot achhi hai’ He said ‘no dad, I don’t want to meet her’ He had got scarred!”
‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’, a psychological thriller, featured Vidya as Avni, a woman who appears to be possessed by a spirit haunting a haveli.
However, it is later revealed that she is actually dealing with dissociative identity disorder, a layered performance that earned her widespread acclaim.
Akshay and Vidya are set to reunite for Anees Bazmee’s upcoming project, titled ‘Bhooth Bangla’, which is scheduled to hit theatres on April 17, with paid previews starting a day earlier.
The film also stars Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Wamiqa Gabbi, Rajpal Yadav and the late Asrani.