Bhushan Kumar Plans Major Projects: Border 2, Spirit, Animal Park & Bhool Bhulaiyaa 4

In the upcoming two years, Bhushan Kumar plans to develop numerous other intellectual properties with franchises in response to the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. The producer highlighted the value of franchises and their power at the box office in a recent interview.

The director also described Bhool Bhualiyaa 3 as the ideal fusion of a franchise and talented actors. Bhushan Kumar is expected to release up to eight franchise films in the upcoming years, in keeping with post-pandemic trends that show franchises are gradually replacing the idea of fame in India.

After Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, his next two big-screen releases are Raid 2 and De De Pyaar De 2, which are scheduled for release in February and May 2025, respectively, according to people familiar with the development.

Bhushan Kumar to work next on Border 2, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 4, and more

According to a source, Bhushan Kumar wants to turn IPs into celebrities at T Series, and he has a number of his favourite films in the creation stage for parts two and three. The largest war movie in India, Border 2, starring Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, and Diljit Dosanjh, is the most ambitious of the bunch. Animal Park, the follow-up to the 2023 cult hit Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor, will come after that. Animal Park is scheduled to open in 2026 following Sandeep Reddy Vanga's completion of Spirit with Prabhas, while Border 2 will open in November 2024.

According to the source, Sandeep Reddy Vanga has enormous ideas for the action thriller starring Prabhas, thus even Spirit might become a franchise in the police genre soon. Additionally, Dhamaal 4 is now under development and is expected to open in 2025. In the upcoming three years, Kartik Aaryan would lead the production of Pati Patni Aur Woh 2 and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 4, the source continued.

The horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 has already crossed the Rs 100 crore mark in three days and is on track to reach the Rs 150 crore mark by the end of the first week. For more information on the previously mentioned flicks, keep checking Pinkvilla.