19th century ‘Haveli’ set up for ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 shoot in Film City
19th century ‘Haveli’ set up for ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 shoot in Film City
Recently, Kartik Aaryan announced the wrap up of the first schedule of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and it will be a few days’ break before director Anees Bazmee calls action again on the film also featuring Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit and Triptii Dimri. The next set was West Bengal. But now, it looks like Aaryan’s Rooh Baba, who claims to summon spirits in the horror comedy, will also summon West Bengal to Mumbai.
From the first week of April, the unit shoots at Film City where a set of a village, complete with an elaborate 19th century mansion, has been built.
Notedly, sets seems to play a crucial role “Bhool Bhulaiyaa” . Even as the 2007 original film done in a Varanasi haveli, diector Anees Bazmee set the second instalment in Rajasthan.
But, this time around, it’s West Bengal. In February, the director had gone to the state for a recce, but decided against shooting there.
A source reveals, “Crucial horror and comedy scenes were to be shot in a village in the interiors of West Bengal. Anees, who is fond of Bengali culture, was keen to capture the state through his lens. But the logistics didn’t work out, especially after he fractured his leg.
More importantly, amidst the recce, he didn’t exactly find the backdrop he was looking for. So, production designer Rajat Poddarr was instructed to construct a set depicting a lost-in-time village, complete with a vintage bungalow as used to be seen in Bengal during the zamindari system. These bungalows used to be vast and had a mix of architectural styles.
The art team has erected a set, touted as the largest after Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas near the lake at Film City.
A chunk of the story is set in a fictitious village named Bijoypur. While in the first schedule, Vidya, Kartik and Triptii shot indoor scenes, the critical sequences will be canned in the haveli.
After the extensive schedule, the team will head to Kolkata and other cities for a 10-day stint. This time, cinematographer Manu Anand is using a different colour scheme to make the third edition stand out from the previous offerings.
News Edit K.V.Raman
