KBC 16: Vidya Balan arrived on the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati alongside co-star Kartik Aaryan to promote her Diwali film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. Vidya was seen dancing with presenter Amitabh Bachchan in a new promotional video released by the producers, to loud screams from the audience.
Vidya and Amitabh sang the popular single Dilbar Mere from Satte pe Satta in the new promotional video. Amitabh and Vidya grinned and danced for a few seconds while Kartik watched from his seat. Finally, Vidya hugged Amitabh and returned to her seat. Amitabh then remarked that the show’s creators will undoubtedly receive a lecture from him because, without his knowledge, he is required to perform so many things every episode.
On Monday, Kartik and Vidya took to social media to share a photo of him posing with them in the classic Bhool Bhulaiyaa position. Kartik wore a blue suit, Amitabh a black bandhgala, and Vidya a printed black sari. In their collab post, Kartik and Vidya captioned, “Rooh Baba x Manjulika x Bhootnaath.”
Amitabh played Bhootnath in Vivek Sharma’s 2008 film and its 2014 sequel, directed by Nitesh Tiwari. Vidya has previously acted with Amitabh, portraying his mother in R Balki’s Paa.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa is the third installment in the horror comedy franchise launched by Priyadarshan in 2007. The first film features Akshay Kumar as the primary ghostbuster. However, Kartik Aaryan took over the role of Rooh Baba in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, which was released in 2022. Vidya, who played Manjulika in the first part, will return to her famous role in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 after 17 years.
The third installment, like the sequel, is directed by Anees Bazmee. It opens in theatres on November 1 in honour of Diwali.