Akshay Kumar took to social media on Tuesday to announce the shoot commencement of his upcoming horror-comedy Bhooth Bangla. Akshay will be reuniting with longtime collaborator Priyadarshan after 14 years for the film.
The actor took to social media to share a new poster from the film and also unveiled the movie’s release date. “Beyond excited to be on set with my favourite @priyadarshan.official as we begin the shoot of our horror comedy #BhoothBangla today. Yeh darr aur hasi ka double dose aapke liye ready hoga 2nd April, 2026 ko! Tab tak ke liye aapke best wishes chahiye (This double dose of horror and comedy will be ready for you on April 2, 2026. Till then we need your best wishes),” he captioned the post.
Bhooth Bangla will be the seventh collaboration between Akshay and Priyadarshan. The actor-director have previously worked on acclaimed comedies like Hera Pheri (2000), Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), De Dana Dan (2009) and Khatta Meetha (2010).
The film has been produced by Ektaa R Kapoor’s Balaji Motion Pictures, Akshay’s Cape Of Good Films and co-produced by Faara Sheikh and Vedant Baali.