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Filmi Score
Mixed
25 reviews
42
What the critics say
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Critics praise Akshay Kumar and the ensemble for a genuinely funny first half, but most say the second half turns recycled and overlong, wasting Tabu and fumbling the climax.
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Summary
Bhooth Bangla (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 42 from 25 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
A man inherits a palace in rural Mangalpur and plans his sister's wedding there, but strange supernatural events and panicked locals force him to investigate the property's mysterious past.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
Box office collection
₹$≈ at ₹88/$, as of 26 Oct 2026
₹270.91 CrWorldwide gross in 117 days
India gross₹215.91 Cr
Overseas gross₹55.00 Cr
As of 26 Aug 2026 · Sacnilk
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Priyadarshan · written by Priyadarshan & Rohan Shankar & Aakash Kaushik & Abhilash Nair · music Pritam Chakraborty & Ronnie Raphael
PriyadarshanDirector · Writer
Rohan ShankarWriter
Aakash KaushikWriter
Abhilash NairWriter
Pritam ChakrabortyMusic
Ronnie RaphaelMusic
Divakar ManiCinematography
M S Ayyappan NairEditing
Akshay KumarLead
Wamiqa Gabbi
Paresh Rawal
Tabu
Jisshu Sengupta
Rajpal Yadav
Asrani
Mithila Palkar
Rajesh Sharma
Manoj Joshi
Zakir Hussain
Perin Monish Malde
Full crew
SoundM. R. Rajakrishnan · Shahaab Alam
Production designSabu Cyril · Kollam Suresh
CostumeV. Sai · Dhanya Balakrishnan · Veera Kapur Ee
ChoreographyPony Verma · Ganesh Acharya
LyricsKumaar
ActionHabib Sayed · Riyaz Shaikh
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Summary
A man inherits a palace in rural Mangalpur and plans his sister's wedding there, but strange supernatural events and panicked locals force him to investigate the property's mysterious past.
Bhooth Bangla (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 42 from 25 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
25 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 25 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 17 Apr 2026
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 82
60
Gayatri Nirmal · 17 Apr 2026
Bhooth Bangla Movie Review: Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan’s union is exactly what could save the fate of comedy films Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 16 Apr 2026
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 68
60
Rajiv Vijayakar · 17 Apr 2026
Bhooth Bangla Movie Review: Akshay Kumar & Priyadarshan Deliver Spooky Laughs, Strong Nostalgia & It Clicks! Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 65
70
Rishabh Suri · 17 Apr 2026
Rishabh Suri calls the Akshay-Priyadarshan reunion bittersweet — a nostalgic, chaotic first half undercut by disappearing characters and a poorly… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Dhaval Roy · 17 Apr 2026
Bhooth Bangla Movie Review: Akshay Kumar leads the laughs in this uneven spookfest Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 62
60
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 17 Apr 2026
Unni finds Bhooth Bangla a strictly average, derivative Priyadarshan comedy recycling old gags, but says fans of that nostalgic humour style can… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
60
Lachmi Deb Roy · 17 Apr 2026
Bhooth Bangla Movie Review: Not Akshay Kumar, wanted to see more of Tabu, Rajpal Yadav, Paresh Rawal & Jiss... Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 52
50
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 17 Apr 2026
2.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 48
50
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 17 Apr 2026
Reviewer calls Bhoot Bangla a mixed bag: strong production design and a genuinely compelling flashback offset by an excruciating runtime, recycled… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
47
Devesh Sharma · 17 Apr 2026
Bhooth Bangla Review: A Choppy Mix of Comedy and Horror | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 46
60
Taher Ahmed · 18 Apr 2026
The critic says the film checks genre boxes only on paper, with a wavering story, an abrupt tonal shift and underused characters, calling it a… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
45
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 18 Apr 2026
Reviewer calls Bhooth Bangla's comedy 'downright terrible' while the horror is merely 'somewhat okay,' faulting an overlong, near-three-hour… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
33
Anuj Kumar · 17 Apr 2026
Anuj Kumar finds the film a forced nostalgia trip lacking originality, with an incoherent first half and predictable second half; sexist,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
Nandini Ramnath · 17 Apr 2026
The critic finds the film a derivative, sloppily directed haunted-house comedy recycling older films' ideas, redeemed only by Akshay Kumar's… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Udita Jhunjhunwala · 18 Apr 2026
Jhunjhunwala describes a sprawling, uneven film leaning on nostalgia with little fresh material, sidelined women, inconsistent internal logic, and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Dipankar Sarkar · 19 Apr 2026
Sarkar finds Bhooth Bangla an uneven, mechanically plotted horror-comedy where Priyadarshan fails to balance scares and gags. Akshay Kumar's… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Sana Farzeen · 17 Apr 2026
Bhooth Bangla review: Akshay Kumar-Priyadarshan's film has few laughs, fewer scares Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 28
50
Radhika Sharma · 17 Apr 2026
Bhooth Bangla Review: If Not An Akshay Kumar Fan, Ye Movie Bhool Jaao Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 18
40
Shubhra Gupta · 17 Apr 2026
Bhooth Bangla movie review: Akshay Kumar’s dated, ungainly film makes you miss Monjulika Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5
Filmi’s reading 16
30
Suchin Mehrotra · 17 Apr 2026
Mehrotra dismisses the film as a 'nothingburger,' failing as horror, comedy, and entertainment alike, citing cheap production, lifeless pacing and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
15
Rahul Desai · 17 Apr 2026
Desai, in a sustained comic-roast register, calls the film a brain-melting identity crisis with dense, incoherent lore and jokes that never land.… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
15
Sreeju Sudhakaran · 17 Apr 2026
Bhooth Bangla Review: Miscast Akshay Kumar In Woeful Priyadarshan Horror-Comedy Read it there →
Published · 1/5
Filmi’s reading 14
20
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 17 Apr 2026
Aswanth Kok pans Bhooth Bangla as a dated, tiresome recycling of old slapstick and offensive gags with cheap VFX and forced performances, calling… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
10
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 25 readings; 13 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Bhooth Bangla: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Bhooth Bangla's box office collection?
Bhooth Bangla has a box office collection of ₹270.91 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹215.91 Cr India gross and ₹55.00 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 26 Aug 2026, day 117. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Bhooth Bangla collected at the box office?
Bhooth Bangla has collected ₹270.91 Cr worldwide in 117 days, as of 26 Aug 2026, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Bhooth Bangla?
Bhooth Bangla is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Bhooth Bangla?
Bhooth Bangla has a Filmi Score of 42 (Mixed), the mean of 25 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 10 (Aswanth Kok) to 82 (Suraj Kumar). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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