Sequel to 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' in works

Mumbai: Akshay Kumar-Vidya Balan-starrer horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa is all set to have a sequel, which is currently in the development stage. The sequel to the 2007 hit film, directed by Priyadarshan, will reportedly get a fresh cast.

"It is true that we are making a sequel to the film. Currently, the script is being worked on," source close to the development said.

To be produced by Bhushan Kumar's T-series, the sequel will reportedly have Farhad Samji helming it.

Samji has written for films like Simmba, Golmaal and Singham series, Judwaa 2 among others.

Post the massive success of Rajkummar Rao's Stree, several horror-comedies have been at works, including a proposed multi-film universe of the 2018 hit.

Akshay, who featured in Bhool Bhulaiyaa as a psychiatrist, will be seen in Laxmi Bomb while Saif Ali Khan will also delve in the genre with Bhoot Police.