Bhoothnath Returns movie is a 2014 Bollywood supernatural political comedy film directer Nitesh Tiwari and producer is Bhushan Kumar. A sequel to 2008 film Bhoothnath. This film leading Star cast are Amitabh Bachchan,Boman Irani,Parth Bhalerao,Usha Jadhav,Sanjay Mishra,Brijendra Kala,Usha Nadkarni.
Bhoothnath Returns movie was released on 11th April, 2014 with mostly positive reviews from Critics and Box office wise Successful film.
This film story revolves around Bhoothnath (Amitabh Bachchan) who is mocked in a Bhoothworld for his inability to scare children before being sent back to Earth to redeem himself.
Election Commission of India demanded tax-free status for Bhoothnath Returns, saying, “The state governments should support the strong social message that emerge from the film. Granting tax-free status to this film would make people aware about their rights as voters like making voter ID cards or not treating polling day as holiday”.
The Uttar Pradesh Government has declared tax-free status to film on 30 April 2014.
- Directer : Nitesh Tiwari
- Producer : Bhushan Kumar,Krishan Kumar,Renu Ravi Chopra
- Writer : Nitesh Tiwari,Piyush Gupta,Vivek Sharma
- Starring : Amitabh Bachchan,Boman Irani,Parth Bhalerao,Usha Jadhav,Sanjay Mishra,Brijendra Kala,Usha Nadkarni
- Music/Songs : Ram Sampath,Yo Yo Honey Singh,Palash Muchhal,Meet Bros Anjjan
- Cinematography : Kamaljeet Negi
- Editor : Chandrashekhar Prajapati
- Casting Director : Mukesh Chhabra
- Production Design : Wasiq Khan
- Costume Design : Salvi Chandrshekhar ,Niharikha Bhasin Khan, Sachin Lovalekar
- Special Effects : Aashish Chanana
- Background Score : Hitesh Sonik
- Distributor : B R Films,White Hill Studio
- Genres : Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
- Release date : 11 April 2014
- Running time : 155 minutes
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
- Budget : 34 crore rs.
- Box office : 53 crore rs.
Bhoothnath Returns movie trailer :
Star Cast of the film :
- Amitabh Bachchan as a Bhoothnath
- Boman Irani as a Bhau
- Parth Bhalerao as a Akhrot (as Parth Shashank Balerao)
- Sanjay Mishra as a Gabdi
- Shah Rukh Khan as a Aditya Sharma
- Usha Nadkarni as a Old Lady – Amma
- Usha Jadhav as a Meena
- Anant Jog as a Opposition Party Leader
- Shankar Sachdev as a Shirke
- Vijay Maurya as a 300 Crore Project Ghost
- Subrat Dutta as a Engineer Ghost
- Mukesh Bhatt as a Bhoothworld Ghost
- Kurush Deboo as a Psychiatrist
- Kamlesh Sawant as a Police Inspector
- Ajay Jadhav as a Police Constable
- Farah Ahmed as a Nasreen Woman Ghost 1 / Bhoothworld Laughing Ghost
- Manoj Anand as a Bhoothworld Park Bench Ghost
- Raj Awasti as a Table Tennis Ghost
- Tina Bansal as a Bhoothworld Passerby Ghost
- Ashwani Chopra as a Laughing Ghost 1
- Jasbir Chopra as a Bhoothworld Passerby Ghost
- Jas Dhillon as a Bhoothworld Table Tennis Ghost
- Dheerendra Dwivedi as a Dheeraj
- Sandeep Garcha as a Meena Woman Ghost 2
- Taj Gill as a Bhoothworld Park Bench Ghost
- Monisha Hassen as a Bhoothworld Laughing Ghost
- Sharif Islam as a Bhoothworld Book Reading Ghost
- Amrita Jazzmyn as a Bhoothworld Ghost on a Swing
- Brijendra Kala as a Manager of Heaven
- Ranbir Kapoor as a Special Guest Appearnce
- Anurag Kashyap
- Ashwin Kaushal as a Builder
- Nina Kumar as a Bhoothworld Passerby Ghost
- Preet Kaur Madhan as a Bhoothworld Staircase Ghost
- A.R. Manikandan as a BMC Officer
- Pete Nata as a Bhoothworld Park Ghost
- Kumud Pant as a Bhoothworld Laughing Ghost
- Sanjev Parma as a Bhoothworld Passerby Ghost
- Jayesh Patel as a Bhoothworld Passerby Ghost
- Rajen Prajapati as a Bhoothworld Park Bench Ghost
- Simi Rai as a Mrs. Rastogi Ghost (as Simran Rai)
- Atul Sharma as a Bhoothworld Passerby Ghost
- Manuj Sharma as a Shoaib
- Rafique Tension as a Policeman
Bhoothnath Returns movie Songs /Music :
The film Background score composer is Hitesh Sonik while the songs featured in the film were composer are Ram Sampath, Meet Bros Anjjan and Palash Muchhal.
Yo Yo Honey Singh also composed one promotional song for the film which remarked as its first collaboration with Amitabh Bachchan. Lyric Writer are Kumaar, Kunwar Juneja, Munna Dhiman, Nitesh Tiwari and Yo Yo Honey Singh.
- “Party To Banti Hai”…….Meet Bros Anjjan and Mika Singh
- “Har Har Gange”…………Aman Trikha
- “Party with the Bhoothnath”……..Yo Yo Honey Singh
- “Sahib”………………………Rituraj Mohanty
- “Dharavi Rap”…………….Parth Bhalerao & Anish
- ” Lonely Thing”………Yo Yo Honey Singh and Mika Singh
- “Har Har Gange” (Remix)………Aman Trikha
“Party with the Bhoothnath” full video song :
- Song : Party With The Bhoothnath
- Singer : Yo Yo Honey Singh
- Music Director : Yo Yo Honey Singh
- Lyrics : Yo Yo Honey Singh
- Music Label : T-Series
“Party To Banti Hai” full video song :
- Song : Party To Banti Hai
- Singer : Meet Bros Anjjan and Mika Singh
- Music Director : Palash Muchhal and Meet Bros Anjjan
- Lyrics : Kumaar
- Music Label : T-Series
“Dharavi Rap” full video song :
- Song : Dharavi Rap
- Singer : Parth Bhalerao & Anish
- Music Director : Ram Sampath
- Lyrics : Nitesh Tiwari
- Music Label : T-Series
Review of the film :
This film Critics reviews are Mostly Positive and Also Box office wise Successful film.
Critics Review :
- Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 3.5 stars out of 5 Star and said that “Bhoothnath Returns is made with noble intentions and the message it conveys resonates in the second hour”.
- India Today Critics Rohit Khilnani, gave the movie 3.5/5 stars and stated, “There is no doubt that Bhoothnath will entertain cine-goers. It’s entertainment, Bachchan style!”
- Suprateek Chatterejee from First Post called it “a must watch for kids” and found that its “shamelessly manipulative moments are tempered with deliberate humour”.
- A Filmfare reviewer found that the “strength of this film is in its writing” and praised Amitabh Bachchan for his performance whilst giving the movie 3 stars.
Komal Nahta Review the film on ETC Channel :
Public Review : First Day – First Show :
Box office Collection :
- Day 1-Friday………………4.00 Cr
- Day 2-Saturday…………..5.75 Cr
- Day 3-Sunday……………..8.22 Cr
- Day 4-Monday…………….4.45 Cr
- Day 5-Tuesday……………2.95 Cr
- Day 6-Wednesday………2.30 Cr
- Day 7-Thursday………….2.40 Cr
- Week 1 Collection………30.07 Cr
- Week 2 Collection………5.38 Cr
- Week 3 Collection……….2.25 Cr
- Week 4 Collection……..1.05 Cr
- Week 5 Collection……..0.35 Cr
- Week 6 Collection……..0.05 Cr
- Total Net Collection…………..39.15 Cr
- Worldwide Collection Gross…………58.32 Cr
- Overseas Collection………………….5.33 Cr
- India Gross Collection………………..52.99 Cr
- Bhoothnath Returns Movie Budget :- 32.00 Cr
- Bhoothnath Returns Verdict : – AVERAGE