Bhooth Bangla Movie Review: By rights, the re-uniting of Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar, the haunted palace, and fresh shenanigans of past and present bhooths should have been a rollicking affair, with the 2026 Bhooth Bangla boasting many of the same elements which made the 2007 Bhool Bhulaiyaa film such a hoot. Remember that fast-paced plot which combined old myths and new superstitions, Akshay’s adventure-seeking ghostbuster coasting on his comedic persona, and Vidya Balan’s terrifying Monjulika? Not everything landed — Priyadarshan’s capers are typically a harum-scarum tumble of characters and situations which seem to have been conjured up on the spot — but there was something about the way all those crazy energies came together that has made the film so much of a nostalgia bomb. However, certain things, especially those that once cracked us up, should be left strictly alone: nearly 20 years on, this combo, which brings back some more of the originals like Rajpal Yadav, Paresh Rawal, and Asrani, is a dated ungainly mess, more horror less comedy, which only starts coming together …