Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan starrer Bhool Bhulaiya to get a sequel.

Actors Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan‘s 2007 film Bhool Bhulaiyaa is likely to get a sequel, reports suggest. While Priyadarshan directed the original, the new film will be written and directed by Farhad Samji.

It was just a few days ago that reports of T Series registering the title Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 surfaced.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa was one of the several remakes of 1993 Malayalam cult classic Manichitrathazhu starring Shobhana and Mohanlal, directed by Fazil.

The film revolves around a US-based couple Siddharth Chaturvedi (Shiney Ahuja) and Avni (Vidya Balan), who are on a holiday in India. The newlyweds are warmly welcomed; but when Siddharth insists on staying on in his ancestral mansion, it upsets his relatives, especially his uncle Badrinarayan Chaturvedi (Manoj Joshi), who openly voices his disapproval. Despite warnings about the mansion being haunted, he shifts there. Soon, strange things begin to happen and he is forced to call his psychiatrist friend Aditya (Akshay) for help. The film also featured Amisha Patel, Paresh Rawal, and Rajpal Yadav.

Farhad has directed Akshay in two of his film i.e Entertainment and Housefull 3. Farhad is presently working on his Akshay’s Housefull 4. His writing credits include the upcoming Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan starrer Coolie No 1, a remake of the David Dhawan, Govinda hit of the ’90s.