Updated On: 18 February, 2024 07:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
Despite his leg injury, Anees Bazmee powers through the prep of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, set to roll on March 10

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On February 11, a day after he fractured his right leg in his hotel room in Kolkata, Anees Bazmee underwent surgery. The filmmaker laughs that on February 13 morning, he was back in his office, figuring out details of the Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 shoot that rolls on March 10. Delaying the filming of the Kartik Aaryan and Vidya Balan-starrer on account of his health is out of the question. “We had gone location hunting in Kolkata and were to return the next day when I twisted my leg. The medical team said if I plastered it, it would take me over three months to heal. I took the option of undergoing surgery and inserting a steel plate so that I could start shooting,” says the director.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) saw Aaryan as Rooh Baba, who claims to have the power to communicate with spirits, and was a runaway hit on its release. Now, Bazmee is eager to call action on the horror comedy’s third instalment. “When I injured my leg, producer Bhushan Kumar, and Kartik were extremely concerned. They told me if I wanted, we could postpone the shoot. I firmly refused and told them we should advance it,” he laughs.