Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor and Akshay Kumar. The film stars Akshay Kumar in the lead role, alongside Tabu, Wamiqa Gabbi, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav. It is scheduled for a theatrical release on 15 May 2026.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar
- Tabu
- Wamiqa Gabbi
- Paresh Rawal
- Rajpal Yadav
- Asrani
- Manoj Joshi
- Jisshu Sengupta
- Mithila Palkar
- Rajesh Sharma
Production
The film is produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures in association with Akshay Kumar’s production company, Cape of Good Films.
Casting
, Rajpal Yadav, and Asrani were later confirmed to join the cast. In October 2024, Wamiqa Gabbi was confirmed as the female lead.Filming
began in December 2024 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The production later moved to Jaipur, Rajasthan in January 2025 for its next shooting schedule. Portions of the film were shot at Chomu Palace, a location previously used by Priyadarshan for his 2007 film Bhool Bhulaiyaa.The film’s production design was handled by art director Sabu Cyril. In April 2025, the makers shot the climax portions of the film in Hyderabad, where a large palace set was created at Ramoji Film City.
The film was shot extensively in multiple locations including London, Jaipur, Kochi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Principal photography was completed in May 2025, with the shooting of a song sequence featuring Akshay Kumar and Wamiqa Gabbi.