Bhooth Bangla
Original title: ভূত বাংলা
Bhooth Bangla (transl. Haunted Mansion) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film 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, Mithila Palkar, Rajpal Yadav, Tabu, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Asrani. It marked Priyadarshan's second Hindi-language horror comedy film following Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), both of which star Kumar, Rawal, Yadav, Asrani, a...
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Movie details
- Original title
- ভূত বাংলা
- Release date
- 17 April 2026
- Runtime
- 175 minutes
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Hindi
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror
- Director
- Priyadarshan
- Writers
- Akash Kaushik, Priyadarshan, Abilash Nair, Rohan Shankar Ghuge, Rohan Shankar
- Cast
- Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Jisshu Sengupta, Rajpal Yadav, Tabu, Wamiqa Gabbi, Govardhan Asrani, Rajesh Sharma, Manoj Joshi, Zakir Hussain, Bhavna Pani, Alexx O'Nell
- Producers
- Akshay Kumar, Ektaa R Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor
- Production company
- Balaji Motion Pictures, Hari Om Entertainment
- Certificate
- UA 16+
Spoiler-free synopsis
Bhooth Bangla (transl. Haunted Mansion) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film 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, Mithila Palkar, Rajpal Yadav, Tabu, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Asrani. It marked Priyadarshan's second Hindi-language horror comedy film following Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), both of which star Kumar, Rawal, Yadav, Asrani, and Manoj Joshi. Bhooth Bangla was theatrically released on 17 April 2026. It received mixed reviews from critics, grossing ₹247.28 crore worldwide to become the sixth highest-grossing Indian film of 2026 and the third highest-grossing Hindi film of 2026.
For families
Research guidance
A transparent recommendation derived from an official classification record.
Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.The film can support discussion about responsibility, consequences, empathy, resilience and how characters respond to pressure. Families can compare constructive and harmful choices, consider how relationships and community expectations influence decisions, and talk about the cultural context of contemporary Indian cinema. Where the story is still sparsely documented, these themes should be revisited after viewing rather than assumed from publicity alone.
Negative behaviours
Conduct that may need context.Parents should be prepared to contextualise supernatural scares, frightening imagery, comic insults or awkward situations. The rating notes do not claim undocumented scenes, and the absence of a separately verified issue is not proof that every scene is free of mild profanity, romance, smoking, alcohol, frightening imagery or upsetting dialogue. For pre-release or lightly documented titles, promotional genre labels can understate or overstate the intensity of the finished film.
Topics to discuss
Conversation starters after viewing.Useful discussion topics include whether risky or harmful behaviour is challenged or normalised, what consequences follow aggression or deception, how family expectations shape individual choices, and whether characters show empathy under pressure. Parents can also discuss the difference between an official CBFC classification and this editorial age recommendation, particularly when evidence remains incomplete.
Final recommendation
Our family-viewing take
Recommended from about age 16. The strongest current concerns are supernatural scares, frightening imagery, comic insults or awkward situations. The verified CBFC classification is UA 16+. This is an editorial family-viewing recommendation based on the evidence available on 12 August 2026. For younger viewers, or when the film is still unreleased or poorly documented, waiting for fuller official or post-release content information is the safer choice; shared viewing is useful near the suggested threshold.
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