#Manjulikas

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Kartik Aaryan ने 'Manjulikas' Madhuri Dixit और Vidya Balan के साथ BTS वीडियो किया शेयर: Ami Je Tomar 3.0 Launch की खास बातें बॉलीवुड के

Kartik Aaryan ने ‘Manjulikas’ Madhuri Dixit और Vidya Balan के साथ BTS वीडियो किया शेयर: Ami Je Tomar 3.0 Launch की खास बातें बॉलीवुड के चहेते अभिनेता Kartik Aaryan ने हाल ही में सोशल मीडिया पर एक BTS (Behind The Scenes) वीडियो शेयर किया है, जिसमें वे ‘Manjuli as’ Madhuri Dixit और Vidya Balan के साथ नजर आ रहे हैं। यह वीडियो ‘Ami Je Tomar 3.0’ के लॉन्च इवेंट का है, जिसने फैंस के बीच उत्साह और भी…

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S2 Jon being told in passing by Tim that he looks like "a right old manjulika" and Jon is horrified cause that film used to terrify him as a child and also crazed murdered ghost lady really wasn't the vibe he was going for

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someone shoot me in the head i just heard the bb3 title track

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Entering my Manjulika Era😍🎀

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I wanna soak myself under the waterfall in white gown and record myself with the drone on the full moon night and add my seductive playlist afterwards.

P.S. for a fact ik that I'll look like a bhatakti hui aatma but still..

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Vidya Balan expresses happiness over returning to Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise in her latest social media post

For the first time, Vidya Balan will be joining hands with Kartik Aaryan for the much-talked about horror comedy franchise Bhool Bhulaiyaa.

Being one of the most beloved franchises in Bollywood, Bhool Bhulaiyaa has tasted success twice. And now keen on repeating the mantra are the makers who announced the return of the horror-comedy with a triquel. While Kartik Aaryan was already expected to reprise the role of Rooh Baba in this upcoming venture, they have added to the anticipation by revealing the news of Vidya Balan aka the OG Manjulika also joining the cast. After the Satyaprem Ki Katha actor shared this good news on social media, the Kahaani actress too joined him, expressing her happiness.

Sharing her excitement about her first collaboration with Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to talk about her return as Manjulika as she said, “Mere dholna…. Aa rahi hai waapis, aapki Manjulika, iss baar Rooh Baba @TheAaryanKartik ke saath.” The announcement was shared by both the stars along with a video which were a series of montages from the song ‘Mere Dholna’ which was also recreated for Part 2 of the horror comedy.

Further adding to this anticipation, fans too expressed their love and happiness with the return of Vidya. "Cantt waittt to se u back the og manjulika superr excitedddd" said one of the users whereas another one added, “it's been more than 15 years.Still Manjulika's full entry gives me scary chill. Only Vidya Balan could pull that  off,” added another.

For the unversed, Vidya essayed the character suffering from multiple personality disorder in the first film wherein she played the roles of Siddharth’s loving wife Avni as well as dancer Manjulika. The ghost of Manjulika returned with Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 which was essayed by Tabu, who along with Akshay Kumar are not expected to be a part of third film.

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KaSh AR: Armaan slapped by Manjulika Episode 065 [Part 6-Last Part]

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'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3' Breaks Records With Rs.143.91 Crore In Just 5 Days | Movies News

The iconic horror-comedy franchise ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ has returned with a bang in its third installment, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3,’ which has achieved a remarkable Rs.143.91 crore in just five days. Audiences have flocked to witness the thrilling face-off between Rooh Baba and the infamous Manjulika, proving the franchise’s lasting appeal.  The filmmakers recently shared an updated poster celebrating…

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Vidya Balan opens up about being labeled 'panauti' after her Malayalam film was shelved: 'You begin to believe it, insecurities creep in' | Hindi Movie News

Vidya Balan is riding high on the success of her latest release Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, where she stars alongside Kartik Aaryan and Madhuri Dixit. In the film, Vidya reprises her iconic role as Manjulika, a character that has left an indelible mark since the original Bhool Bhulaiyaa in 2007. Reflecting on her journey, Vidya recently opened up about the tough initial years in her career and the harsh…

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Kartik Aaryan Expresses His Gratitude For The Incredible Response That The "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3" Trailer Has Received

Kartik Aaryan's back with more scares & laughs! "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3" is your Diwali treat!

Link to the full story: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/kartik-aaryan-s-spooktacular-reveal-bhool-bhulaiyaa-3-set-to-haunt-diwali-2024

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भुलभुलैया की मंजुलिका दिखी दिल्ली मेट्रो में… https://indiacorenews.in/icn-network/bhool-bhulaiyaa-manjulika-seen-in-delhi-metro/ #Indiacorenews #icnewsnetwork #ankshree #onlinenews #onlinenewsportal #bhoolbhulaiyaa #manjulika #dehli #delhimetro #delhincr https://www.instagram.com/p/CnyhUfULhp9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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VIDYA BALAN as Manjulika in Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)

[kaqcuille]

Apparently!

Kartik didn't actually play Manjulika mostly, it was a stunt double named Pia Soni, who was the faceless dancer in the intro, and then the masked manjulika. She also claims to have done the climax tandav to the Sonu Nigam song, and in her comments under her reels says that Kartik's face was added using vfx.

That means he just did the dance as Debu in the green dress during the flashback and just at the end while attaining moksha apparently

Idk why this made me so sad like I got really attached and impacted by a mainstream actor playing a transwoman's role or a feminine role and they couldn't even care to have him do the full thing! Couldn't he have trained in classical dance and done it himself? He's trained hard for his other movies like Chandu champion so why was this done like this?

I mean I hope this lady is not telling the truth fully because I don't wanna believe he didn't do like 90% of it, especially the dance as the ghost

But she has pictures with the cast and director and photos of getting ready

Maybe she was just a body double due to Kartik's double role in the same scene?

Idek why this is so upsetting to me ugh but I thought yall would understand this very very niche thing lol

Anyway here's her Instagram account you can look at her bts reels and comments: https://www.instagram.com/piaaasoni24?igsh=MWEzZ253a3A3dGFsbA==

I've literally dm-ed her to confirm 😭

Hey! Sorry we took a while to answer this, but you raised many important points that we (the mods) had to discuss and come up with an answer that covered everything we wanted to say.

So, first of all, we agree with your main point! It would have been much nicer if Kartik Aaryan had learned and performed the dance himself. This movie is far from perfect at representing various identities, not just trans. You would have noticed this yourself, but bollywood has a track record of being bad with representation and the movie itself does other reps very wrong. To name just a couple, overall Bengali rep (randomly using Bengali words and sounds intermixed with Hindi) and using bits of Hukkus Phukkus (a Kashmiri song) out of cultural context. It's not a movie where the makers put a lot of thought into any of the identities they represented!

So then, how do we at the kaqcuille look at this movie? When we interact which SKTKS or BB3, we do it not because either are 'good rep' but its because we find potential for exploration in their stories and character arcs. We've adopted them because we want them and their queer identities treated right in a way that appeals to real queer people (us).

It is understandable if you feel betrayed by the double's IG post when Debu's dance was such an important point in your gender journey. That frustration is understandable, it would have held so much more meaning had KA did it himself. That being said, doubles and small time actors rarely get recognition for the work they put in and a part of us is ok if the double gets due credit for a standard industry job that she did in a mainstream movie!

We also understand having high expectations of KA as an actor because of the work he puts in in his dance numbers and movies in general. But we recently found out that for dance sequences in SKTKS where his abs show, KA was starved and dehydrated for hours and that left a bad taste in all our mouths. We had to take a moment before we could go back to appreciating the work he put in for SKTKS. It is valid to have high expectation of actors and we wish doubles and extras were unionized and getting due credit for all they do and what actors are expected of by current movie standards didn't come at the cost of exploitation. But we must remember when we interact with Bollywood's content, that there is an underlying exploitative, capitalist industry and we are going to see intersection of a myriad of issues when mainstream Bollywood chooses an identity or storyline for its character(s).

We understand and agree with your main points and hope this answer provides some more dimensions to think about as you wade through this 💜

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Image : A landscape painting of the Jungle Terai by William Hodges titled 'A View in the Jungle Terry', 1782 (Source)

Bhool Bhulaiya 3 is an interesting piece of media in the sense that it has many of my identities and interests but feels a little off in terms of repping them. In the spirit of fix-it-fics, I have an expansive BB3 alternate timeline AU where I can project my needs for historical and cultural accuracy of this story. Read my brief retelling of the events leading up to Manjulika's haunting in BB3 on the above link or under the cut! TW/CW : implied gender dysphoria, transphobia, major character death

This work uses he/him pronouns for Debu before she completely figures out her gender identity. I simply mean to use this as a writing tool and the intention isn't to misgender Debu. He/him pronouns for Debu may also pop up in cases where a character denies her gender identity in their pov.

The estate at Raktghat is haunted by Manjulika and a Raj Purohit of the old rajjo is the only one with the knowledge of how the haunting came to be. But does the oral tradition of the Raj Purohit's family remember who Manjulika really is? Does it know of the sin of its own people? Does it remember what Raktghat really was like before the rakt seeped into its grounds? Do the tales still speak of the time when Raktghat was Joybhum?

The year is 1805. A collection of several estates and fiefdoms in the Jungle Terai region go on to become the Jungle Mahals district under the British Raj. British presence in the area is nothing new but the renaming of the district brings more of their control into it rather than being a mere name change. And yet, some fiefdoms persist. Like the fiefdom of Joybhum, near modern day Purulia in West Bengal. The feudal lord of the fiefdom even manages to keep his title of a 'Rajah', fully acknowledged as a ruler of Joybhum by the British. And yet, he knows it's not all over yet. The white men loom like vultures on the horizon, scavengers ready to pick him apart as soon as his foot slips and they deem him dead. Sometime after the Jungle Mahal is created, a son is born to the Raja of Joybhum. A male heir! Sure, he has daughters already, both capable leaders. But the white men will find a weak link and take over if there's no male heir. His daughters may be of the 'right' lineage and skilled in ruling but he knows they wouldn't be enough to deal with the lurking scavengers. He is their protector, he is Joybhum's protector. And Joybhum will not be compromised. If the Raja has to make the servant's son its ruler to protect it, then so be it. He names his son Debendranath. Lord of the Debendra, King of the King of Gods. His Crown Prince. His Debu.

Debu is thrust into the etiquettes and responsibilities expected of a prince from an early age. The Raja sees Debu's birth as a good omen for the kingdom, harking in several blissful years of peace and prosperity. The Raja's control of Joybhum is firm and his wealth grows. He hosts lavish events, patronizing troupes from nearby regions as well as from poschim or the west, such as a Kathak troupe from Awadh and Odissi troupes from kingdoms just south of Joybhum. His daughters take a keen interest in these two art forms and he makes arrangements for exceptional gurus of the two disciplines to stay in Joybhum and teach his daughters. He doesn't mind that the nobility doesn't learn the dances of the tawaifs and devdasis. He is his daughter's provider, their Baba, and he will give them whatever they ask for. Manjulika learns Odissi and Anjulika learns Kathak and he is very proud of their talents.

However, there is another little child quietly looking from the sidelines and being mesmerized by the beauty of the dances, especially Kathak. Debu goes with Anju didi to her classes, never misses a single one! And dances along on the sidelines. Everyone in the class finds it cute! Even compliments Debu! He is encouraged to dance more and he likes when he's told he's doing it well! These are some of the best days of Debu's childhood. Until one day, when he is about 10 years old, the Raja decides to pay a visit to Anju's Kathak class. The Raja spots Debu and is furious. It is not befitting of a prince, the future crown prince, to dance away like that. What will people say? The sahebs will swoop in, just like they've done to several kingdoms at this point that haven't produced suitable 'heirs'. The white men are already on the Raja's neck for 'lavish spending of public money on the arts' and if they find out the crown prince — 'But Baba! Didi does it so why can't I!', wails the 10 year old and immediately gets a slap on the cheek. 'Tui ki tor Didi? Are you your sisters? Tui Raja hobi. Rajader moto thak. You will become a king. Behave like a king.' Well. Debu wishes he was his didi. Debu wishes he was never the son his baba pinned his hopes on and instead the daughter who learned whatever she wanted. A small fire of envy is born. Debu didn't choose this and he doesn't want to live the life of a prince. He would rather be someone else entirely.

And yet, he is shoved into a prince's life with full force. Debu is banned from visiting the classes and is instead being taught what princes are expected to know - horseriding, swordplay, politics. Debu's distaste towards his own princehood and even manhood intensifies. Why was he born a man? He wishes he were just born a woman. He would rather hold a jhumka in his hand than a sword. He would rather wear his poschimi angrakha and panjabi for twirling while dancing instead of when meeting foreign ambassadors on the arduous diplomacy trips his father takes him on.

Around the time Debu is 16, he starts to run away at night. People think he's going to brothels or has a fling, as rumours go about young princes. Little do they know that he goes to see Chhau performances with the locals of Joybhum, disguised as a teenage girl. He is enchanted by the dance itself and even more so by the men playing the roles of women in the dance-drama. He wants to be them. He wants to be the woman on the stage. She wants to be on stage. She realizes how she really sees herself. She is starting to figure out who she really wants to be. And it's not the crown prince of Joybhum.

The rumours of the young crown prince going to brothels spreads far and wide and reaches the Raja's ears. The Raja is infuriated. He is more of a Raja than a Baba these days anyway and his fury at the crown prince indulging in lecherous deeds knows no bounds. The Raj Purohit, the Raja's trusted advisor, convinces him to channel his anger constructively, and arrange Debu's marriage. Boys will be boys, and the only way to calm the boy down is giving him the role of a husband and a man. The royal Rajput family of Singhbhum has sent a marriage proposal for one of the princesses from their branch family. A marriage alliance would not only benefit the kingdom, but would also set Debu on the right track. And so Debu, at the age of 18, is married off to a princess she barely knows and doesn't love.

She continues to leave at night, and is quickly found out by her wife. They start to chat. Honestly and frankly. And Debu has her first friend she can be open with. Her wife even lets her try out her ornaments! She watches her dance, she listens to Debu talk about dance styles and techniques and even lets Debu teach her a few steps!

Debu does stop leaving the palace and the rumours die down, making people think that the marriage really did contain the young prince after all. But the Raja wants an heir. The Raja declares Debu as the official crown prince of the fiefdom in court to pressure Debu and her wife into their roles as the future monarchs. So that they start thinking of an heir of their own. And then the storm really arrives. Debu's wife has to go to her baaperbari in Singhbhum shortly after. There was a forest fire and one of her close relatives was caught up in it. Meanwhile in Joybhum, Anjulika and Manjulika, upset at Debu's being officially given the title of the crown prince, plot to kill her. This is when they find out that Debu still loves Kathak. Debu still dances even! A part of their hearts is elated! Their little baby br— no, sister— is still the same cute child who would dance in the corner during Anju's classes! But they are their father's daughters and they are princesses. They know why the Raja pins his hopes on Debu and they know his fear of Joybhum being annexed. They know they can't be the perfect male heir that the sahebs have fed into the Raja's mind as the ideal for a ruler. But they are fighters. Debu, however? She is no fighter, never was. Maybe, just maybe, they can get their father to see who she really is. What's the worst that could happen? At most Debu would be exiled and once the sisters work their way up to the throne, they'll bring Debu back! So they plan a show for their Baba. Debu is delighted when the princesses ask her to perform for them. Alas, she doesn't know that she's going to have an audience of more than just the two of them.

Her sisters betray her. The Raja walks in, just like he had when Debu was 10 and dancing in the corner. He looks furious, just like he did back then. And there's something else, something more. A look of resignation? Disappointment? ...surrender?

There was someone else who had ratted Debu out to the Raja before the sisters.

The Raj Purohit has had Debu figured out for quite some time now. He knew the rumours of the crown prince going to brothels was false. He really tried to fix the situation by proposing the marriage and hoping it would really dissuade Debu and save the kingdom. And yet, Debu kept at it. Somehow things got worse, what with that Singhbum girl enabling this behaviour further. So he bribed some village folk to stage a fire near her ancestral property. A member of the royalty getting caught in it wasn't in the plan, but it did make sure she's away for at least 13 days. In the meantime, the Raj Purohit goes to the British and outs Debu. No one had been more successful in coercing the Raja to tighten Debu in his responsibilities than those sahebs after all. Things were all going to plan. He wasn't there when the dialogue between the Raja and the British happened and doesn't know that instead of getting the Raja to put pressure on Debu, they got him to sign off Joybhum's sovereignty to them. It was either that and keeping the estate, or foregoing everything including the property. And the Raja chose property. He can no longer be the protector of Joybhum or his children. But at least he can save his estate.

There are not going to be any real Rajas in Joybhum anymore. A branch family would likely inherit the property and the British would take over its governance. All titles would be fake, without meaning. Hollow and empty. And it was Debu who ruined it.

Debu is not needed anymore.

Debu can just burn to ashes. Anju and Manju can just go away.

And finally, when everyone is gone, and when Joybhum burns and bleeds, the Raja can take his last breath.

Joybhum was one of the earliest fiefdoms in the Jungle Mahal district to completely fall apart. The crown prince’s death triggered a chain reaction and neighbouring estates all started falling apart like dominos. Joybhum vanished. The Jungle Mahals vanished.

The locals claim they saw blood coming out of the palace's doors and flowing out into the nearby Kangsabati river for years after the fall of the fiefdom. The palace was shedding tears of blood. Joybhum was doomed for good and Raktghat was born. 

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Vidya Balan’s admiration for Madhuri Dixit comes full circle in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

Actress Vidya Balan has always admired Madhuri Dixit. As a young girl, she was captivated by Madhuri's iconic dance number 'Ek Do Teen' from Tezaab, which sparked her dream of becoming an actress. Now, in a remarkable twist of fate, Vidya's life has come full circle. She is set to share the screen with Madhuri Dixit, in the upcoming film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.

Vidya Balan’s admiration for Madhuri Dixit comes full circle in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

In several interviews, Vidya expressed her admiration for Madhuri, saying, “I watched Madhuri Dixit in 'Ek Do Teen' aur mujhe pyaar hogaya.” Now, years later, Vidya Balan and Madhuri Dixit will be seen together in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, marking a full-circle moment for Vidya. From being inspired by Madhuri to sharing the screen with her, this collaboration is a dream come true and a treat for fans of both as they eagerly anticipate the clash between these two iconic actresses.

This surprising twist in the trailer has left the fans a bit confused but even more excited. While the exact nature of Madhuri's role remains shrouded in mystery, her presence has added an extra layer of intrigue to the storyline.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 promises to be a rollercoaster ride of comedy, suspense, and supernatural elements. With Vidya Balan reprising her role as the OG Manjulika and Madhuri Dixit joining the cast, the film is set to be a blockbuster. Fans can look forward to an epic showdown between Rooh Baba and Manjulika, with Madhuri’s character adding an unexpected twist to the tale.

As Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 gears up for its release on 1st November, fans are eagerly anticipating the clash between these two iconic actresses.