A critic from Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3.5/5 stars and highlighted "BHOOTH BANGLA is a fair entertainer that works best for its humour, performances and old-school Priyadarshan-style chaos.Read at source
Bhooth Bangla 2026 
Synopsis
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla is a 2026 Hindi comedy horror film directed by Priyadarshan. Produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and Cape of Good Films, it returns Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Tabu, and Wamiqa Gabbi to a supernatural-comedy register.
- Director
- Priyadarshan
- Release
- 17 Apr 2026
- Studio
- Balaji Motion Pictures / Cape of Good Films
- Run time
- 164 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
9 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Across 10 collected reviews for Bhooth Bangla, the excerpts and scores point to a mixed response. The 8 scored reviews average 53/100, with scores ranging 30-75.
Synthesized by AI (Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-4bit (deterministic fallback)) from 10 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- A critic from Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3.5/5 stars and highlighted "BHOOTH BANGLA is a fair entertainer that works best for its humour, performances and old-school Priyadarshan-style chaos.
- Dhaval Roy of The Times of India rated the film 3/5 stars and wrote "While the first half of Bhooth Bangla is thoroughly entertaining and keeps one hooked, a crisper narrative and a shorter runtime would have made this horror comedy far more effective.
Watch points
- Nisha Srivastava of The Sunday Guardian reviewed the film and noted "While Bhoot Bangla aims to entertain with a mix of horror and comedy, it struggles due to repetitive humour, weak storytelling, and underdeveloped characters.
- Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express rated 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "A couple of crucial slips never let the film recover.
- Chaplin probably didn’t have his derrière geysered up in the air, or got it charred on red-hot coal, or inflamed at the end of a burning candle; a string of assaults poor Paresh Rawal undergoes all in the course of one film.
Positive 6
Dhaval Roy of The Times of India rated the film 3/5 stars and wrote "While the first half of Bhooth Bangla is thoroughly entertaining and keeps one hooked, a crisper narrative and a shorter runtime would have made this horror comedy far more effective.Read at source
Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost rated the film 2.5/5 stars and opined "All about Akshay Kumar; wish there was more of Tabu and Jisshu Sengupta in a typical Priyadarshan film.Read at source
Radhika Sharma of NDTV rated the film 2 out 5 and noted "Bhooth Bangla should serve as an example: if you wish to sell nostalgia, at least respect the audiences who have now grown up.Read at source
Sana Farzeen of India Today rated the film 2.5/5 stars and opined "The much-anticipated Bhooth Bangla, starring Akshay Kumar and directed by Priyadarshan, falls short of delivering the expected blend of horror and comedy.Read at source
Taher Ahmed of Deccan Herald rated the film 2.5/5 stars and opined "‘Bhooth Bangla’ has all the teeth, but unfortunately none of the bite.Read at source
Critical 3
Nisha Srivastava of The Sunday Guardian reviewed the film and noted "While Bhoot Bangla aims to entertain with a mix of horror and comedy, it struggles due to repetitive humour, weak storytelling, and underdeveloped characters.Read at source
Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express rated 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "A couple of crucial slips never let the film recover.Read at source
Chaplin probably didn’t have his derrière geysered up in the air, or got it charred on red-hot coal, or inflamed at the end of a burning candle; a string of assaults poor Paresh Rawal undergoes all in the course of one film.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Stills & artwork
Source-linked poster and gallery records.
Details
Soundtrack
- Ram Ji Aake Bhala Karenge Armaan Malik, Aarvan, Mellow D
- Tu Hi Disda Arijit Singh, Nikhita Gandhi
- O Sundari Vishal Mishra, Nakash Aziz, Antara Mitra
- O Ri O Sanwariya Javed Ali, Shreya Ghoshal, Prithvi Gandharv
Technical specs
- Release date
- 17 Apr 2026
- Run time
- 164 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Priyadarshan
- Studio
- Balaji Motion Pictures / Cape of Good Films
- Budget
- ₹120 crore
- Distributor
- Pen Marudhar
Trivia
- Bhooth Bangla is directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Akshay Kumar, Ekta Kapoor, and Shobha Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures and Cape of Good Films.
- The film stars Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Jisshu Sengupta, Rajpal Yadav, Tabu, and Wamiqa Gabbi.
- It marked Priyadarshan's second Hindi-language horror comedy film following Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), both of which feature Kumar, Rawal, Yadav, Asrani, and Manoj Joshi.
- Bhooth Bangla was theatrically released on 17 April 2026.
- The film grossed ₹246.75 crore worldwide, becoming the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 2026 and the third highest-grossing Hindi film of 2026.
Tags
Comedy HorrorAkshay KumarPriyadarshanHaunted MansionTheatricalHindi Cinema2026Feature Film SoundtrackReleasedHindi
