Mumbai: Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit Nene said that ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ allowed her to step into the uncharted territory of a horror comedy, an opportunity that was too good to let go. In ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’, Balan and Dixit Nene appear in dual roles as Mallika and Manjulika and Anjulika and ACP Rathore, respectively.
Dixit Nene met director Anees Bazmee a few months ago and told him that she loved ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’. Shortly after their meeting, he called her.
“He said, ‘I want to narrate to you something that I’m making and there’s a fantastic role in it’. He came and gave me a gist and told me what the story was about. When I heard the script, I loved my role as it gave me something different to do. I’ve never played a role in this genre of filmmaking, like a horror comedy. I thought it would be something different for me. There was Vidya, Kartik Aaryan and the whole gang of fantastic actors, so I said, ‘I’ll do it’,” the actor told the top news agency in an interview.
Interestingly, Balan starred in the 2010 thriller ‘Ishqiya’ and Dixit Nene was seen in its sequel, ‘Dedh Ishqiya’ (2014). Balan was also the star of the original ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’, a film that Dixit Nene loved watching.
“Maybe there was a connection somewhere. She did ‘Ishqiya’. I did ‘Dedh Ishqiya’ and now we are together in ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’. It’s been amazing. I’ve admired her as an actor. Getting to work together with Vidya was wonderful because we were feeding off each other’s energy on the sets. Not only as an actor, but I also find her to be a nice and fantastic person. We got along very well and we enjoyed each other’s company,” Dixit Nene said.
Dixit Nene is elated with the commercial success and attributes it to the dedication of the entire team. “All of us were good. Today, they don’t delegate the success of a movie to a particular person. They will acknowledge everybody because filmmaking can’t be ‘I’. It’s always teamwork and collaboration.”