Singham Again Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 highlights: Kartik Aaryan-Ajay Devgn clash in theatres, movie lovers' Diwali

As per Sacnilk.com, as on 8pm Friday, the film had collected ₹37.44 crore and has been ‘performing well’. Please note, these are not final figures for Day 1 collection, which will be updated at 10pm.

As of 8pm, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 earned around 29.73 Cr India net on its first day.

Anees Bazmee celebrated his birthday with Vidya Balan and fans, as the staff at Gaiety Galaxy surprised him with a birthday cake upon his arrival to watch the audience’s reaction to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.

As per a Sacnilk.com report, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 has earned ₹27.8 crore on Friday by 7pm. The number is expected to soar further by 10pm, which is when the final figures come in.

As per Sacnilk.com, as on 7pm Friday, the film had collected ₹34.59 crore and has been ‘performing well’. Please note, these are not final figures for Day 1 collection, which will be updated at 10pm.

'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' and 'Singham Again', two of the most-awaited Bollywood films of 2024, clashed with each other at the box office this Diwali.

Both films saw a huge footfall and garnered positive responses from the audience so far.

Speaking with ANI, director Anees Bazmee, who helmed the third part of horror-comedy franchise 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', expressed happiness over receiving praise for his work.

"It's my birthday today and it is the best birthday gift I could ever get. I am happy that audience is loving our film. I personally go to theatres and watch films with audience. I love to see their live reactions," he said.

Anees Bazmee also shared his views on the clash of 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' with 'Singham Again'.

"I don't consider it a 'clash'. Both films released on the same day.I hope both do good business and become successful," he added.

As Rohit Shetty's most-awaited action thriller Singham Again hits the theatres today, Arjun Kapoor visited the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai to seek Lord Ganesha's blessings.

Donning a kurta pyjama, Arjun walked barefoot to the Siddhivinayak temple to seek divine blessings.

Singham Again is the third instalment of the super-hit franchise. Singham was released in 2011, starring Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj in lead roles, followed by Singham Returns in 2014. Both projects were seen as Box Office hits.

The trailer of the film starring Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, and Ranveer Singh was released. The nearly five-minute-long star-studded trailer is packed with action scenes and iconic dialogues.

Actor Vidya Balan got the best Diwali gift this year as her film 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' hit the theatres on Friday.

Interestingly, earlier in the day, Vidya visited Mumbai's iconic Gaiety Galaxy theatre to watch the first day first show of her film with the audience.

After exiting the cinema hall, the super excited Vidya briefly spoke with ANI and expressed her happiness at seeing the audience's craze for 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'.

"I felt extremely good watching the first day first show of the film at Gaiety. Nothing better than seeing our audience happy. Main bhaut khush hu. I hope a huge number of people come to theatres and watch the film," she said.

Vidya was accompanied by her husband and producer Siddharth Roy Kapur.

Fans of Deepika Padukone are sharing her entry scene in the movie. A few videos from theatres show people whistling for her.

As per Sacnilk.com, Ajay Devgn's movie has collected ₹27 crore so far in all languages.

Kartik Aaryan has already declared that this will be his ‘biggest Friday’. He took to Instagram to share a picture from his visit to the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai. “Thank you Bappa for My biggest Friday," he wrote. Read more about it here. Read full story here.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Shilpa Shetty, who played Tara Shetty in Rohit Shetty's web series, Indian Police Force, was clicked a theatre with her family.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa review live: Vidya Balan, who plays Manjulika in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, told ANI, “It felt great to see the first day, first show with a real audience and my family. I pray that now people come and watch the film with their family and everyone else.”

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Fans are pumped about Akshay Kumar's cameo as Sooryavanshi in Singham Again if the posts on X (formerly Twitter) are anything to go by. “He Comes And Steals The Whole Lime Light,” wrote on fan, posting a video of his intro.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Composer Amaal wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “Opening scene toh galti se bhi miss mat karna and look out for the musical surprise in the climax (Do not miss the opening scene even by mistake).” He also clarified that he composed only these sequences in the film and not the background score.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Trade analyst Sreedhar Pillai rated Rohit Shetty's film 3.5 stars, calling it an ‘adrenaline pumping’ film with no dull moments. “Rohit Shetty once again delivers a pucca mass entertainer!” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Numerous posts on X (formerly Twitter) are all praise for Madhuri and Vidya's dance moves in Ami Je Tomar. One fan even compared the song to Mughal-E-Azam's Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Fans shared numerous pictures and videos on X (formerly Twitter), hailing Deepika Padukone as the ‘superstar of Indian cinema’ and going gaga over her massy role. Another wrote, “She literally ate as Lady Singham.”

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Kartik posted a picture of him praying at Siddhivinayak on Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3's release day, writing, “Thank you Bappa for My biggest Friday #Gratitude.”

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Singham Again is based on Ramayana but the film begins with a disclaimer that ‘neither the narrative nor the characters should be viewed as revered deities’

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Director Anees Bazmee told ANI he will ‘go everywhere’ and watch his film in theatres because “it is very important to watch it in the theatre. You want people to laugh here. You want people to cry here. You want people to be scared here. You want the things you have planned. If the reactions are coming according to the plan, then it means you have done good job.”

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Arjun Kapoor, who played Danger Lanka in Singham Again, visited Siddhivinayak Temple on the day of the film's release.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Kartik Aaryan's horror comedy sees a reference to Shah Rukh Khan's character Jawan from the Atlee-directorial. Posting a video from the film on X (formerly Twitter), one fan joked, “Are Ye Kya Dekh Liya Maine.”

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: Ashish Kanakia, CEO of MovieMax Cinema told PTI, “Both films cater to large, loyal fanbases and bring unique flavours to the screen, which should attract diverse audience segments. We’re optimistic this could be a turning point for the exhibition sector, helping recover some of this year’s losses.”

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 review live: According to Sacnilk.com, Kartik Aaryan's horror-comedy showed 50.67% occupancy while Ajay Devgn's action film had a 39.39% occupancy.