There are a lot of things that make horror an amazing film experience, but with a touch of reality, it becomes more intriguing. The tiniest elements of truth to these stories put viewers in a cold sweat with shivers running down their spine.
Bhul Bhulaiya:
Bhul Bhulaiya is a 2007 Indian comedy horror film directed by Priyadarshan. It is an official remake of the 1993 Malayalam film, ‘Manichitrathazhu’ and was partly based on several Bengali legends. Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan starred in Bhool Bhulaiya movie that was a huge hit and people loved it a lot, the film showed Vidya Balan possessed by the spirit of “Manjulika” who wanted to take revenge on the king.
The story of Manjulika is largely a part of Bengali legends. And according to these tales, she was an elegant Bengali dancer who came from a very poor family & was kidnapped from her country and taken to what is now India, where she learned Hindi and met Shashidhar. They both were fluent in dancing & then slowly fell in love, but she was so beautiful that even the king fell in love with her. Manjulika hated the king for many reasons and when the king proposed to her, she refused to marry him. Manjulika and her lover were planning to run away, and they did the last dance for the king. Her lover bowed down to the king and the king chopped his head off! Manjulika still refused to marry, but one last thing she did is killed herself.
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She wrote a letter saying that she swore she won’t let any king survive in that palace. Just a few days after her death the king died! but the cause of his death is unknown. This story has been made out to be a tragic love story. Thus, in 2007, Bhool Bulayia adapted this story in its plot.
Raaz Reboot:
Raaz Reboot is a 2016 Indian horror psycho-thriller film written and directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film is the fourth instalment in the horror film series, Raaz. It features Emraan Hashmi, Kriti Kharbanda and Gaurav Arora in the lead roles. In the film, a couple returns to Romania after a few years of their marriage. And they decide to spend a romantic break, but events take a sinister turn.
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In a report of India.com, the film makar Vikram Bhatt made a statement and shocked everyone present at an event, where he made this disclosure that his upcoming film starring Emraan Hashmi is drawn from his personal experiences. Vikram also revealed an unusual incident from his past where an Indian-based girl from Thailand contacted him through psychic meditation. And adds that his journey with the supernatural world occurs simultaneously with Raaz’s.
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