Kartik Aaryan has been finalized for the third installment of the Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise. Bhool Bhulaiyaa which released in 2007 starring Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan and Shiney Ahuja in lead roles had its sequel in 2022 with Aaryan and Kiara Advani Advani in the lead. Tabu was seen in dual roles in the film.
Earlier, this year, director Anees Bazmee announced the third installment of the film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 which will see Aaryan reprising his role of Rooh Baba in the film but according to a report in Times of India, Tabu has turned down the film despite being offered a hefty amount
As per sources, “The only actor to be confirmed is Kartik Aryan as 'Rooh Baba' and no other actors have been confirmed as of yet.”
The source further mentioned, “After finalising the story, they will be getting actors on board as the script demands, currently few names of actors are doing rounds which are not confirmed as we are yet to zero down on actors.”
Aaryan was last seen in Satyaprem Ki Katha, the actor will next be seen in Chandu Champion helmed by Kabir Khan, he will also be doing a film with Karan Johar directed by Sandeep Modi. The title is yet to be announced. Tabu, on the other hand, was last seen in Vishal Bhardwaj's espionage thriller Khufiya. She will be next seen in Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha with Ajay Devgn and The Crew with Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon.