The romantic horror flick of Bollywood ‘The Bhootnii’ has decided to be fashionably late. The horror-comedy about a Valentine’s Day spirit with severe attachment issues will now not clash with Akshay Kumar’s ‘Kesari Chapter 2.’ This suggests that even ghosts know that competition is not good in the afterlife of box office collections.
Makers posted, “Insaan mohabbat wali date fix kar sakta hai, bhootnii ke aane ki nahi… woh kab aayegi, kaise aayegi, yeh sirf wahi jaanti hai! Laga tha 18th April ko aayegi lekin ab aa rahi hai 1st May ko, taiyaar rehna! #TheBhootnii- in cinemas 1st May 2025!” Had it opened as planned, it would have fought Kesari Chapter 2 with Akshay Kumar. That is a strong picture too. The men chose a different way. Maybe it was wise. Time will tell.
When Will ‘The Bhootnii’ Hit Theatres?
The people who made the horror action-comedy The Bhootnii have moved the date. It will no longer open on April 18. It comes now on May 1, 2025. Sanjay Dutt leads the picture. The team is working hard. There is much VFX. They say it will be fine work. They want the picture to be good. They want the people to enjoy it.
What’s the ‘The Bhootnii’ Plot?
At St. Vincent College, there is a tree. They call it the Virgin Tree. Each Valentine’s Day, something wakes in it. A spirit. She comes for love, real love. This year, a boy named Shantanu made a wish. It reached her. She heard it. And so, it began—27 days of love and fear. She wanted him. She would not let go. If anyone laughed at her, she punished them. First with whispers. Then with shadows. Doors moved. The nights grew colder. Fear came to the halls and stayed. The college grew afraid. They brought in a man. A Baba. A ghostbuster. He had seen many things. He believed he knew the dead. But this spirit was not like the others. Not one bit.
Meet the Star-studded Cast of ‘The Bhootnii’
The trailer came out. People liked it. They liked it a lot. It was loud. It made noise. People heard. Besides Dutt, the film has Mouni Roy, Sunny Singh, Palak Tiwari, Beyounick, and Aasif Khan. They play their parts. They are important. Navneet Malik will play the young Dutt in the film. He spoke of the work. He spoke of the weight of it. He spoke of the fire it took to play the man as he once was. It was not easy. He said so. But he did it. He said he had to.
The Bhootnii comes from Zee Studios, Soham Rockstar Entertainment, and Three Dimension Motion Pictures. It is made by Soham Rockstar. Deepak Mukut and Sanjay Dutt produced it. Hunar Mukut and Maanayata Dutt helped. Zee Studios will bring it to the world. It arrives in theatres on May 1, 2025.
Conclusion
As “The Bhootnii” shifts to its new release on May 1st, Bollywood lovers will have to wait for some more time to get a taste of supernatural thrill. With Sanjay Dutt as the chief spectre and a host of other stars accompanying him, this college horror story may just open the box office. Avoiding the “Kesari Chapter 2” clash was arguably the smartest thing since exorcising demons—why take on Akshay Kumar when you have a vengeful spirit on your hands? Whether this Virgin Tree horror-comedy will strike gold or flop at the box-office is yet to be seen, but one thing is for sure, in Bollywood’s haunted corridors, timing is the key.
FAQs
Q1: When is “The Bhootnii” releasing in theaters?
The Bhootnii which was earlier planned to be released on 18th April is postponed and will now release on 1st May 2025. The makers released the statement as a teaser that while humans can plan romantic dates, a ghost appears when it wants to. This means that the production team will have more time to fine tune those hair-raising VFX that should elicit fear from the viewers.
Q2: Who stars in “The Bhootnii”?
Sanjay Dutt plays the role of the experienced ghostbuster or ‘Baba’ who is up against the spirit of the Virgin Tree. The cast of the film includes Mouni Roy, who is quite familiar with the paranormal genre, Sunny Singh, Palak Tiwari, Beyounick, and Aasif Khan. Navneet Malik plays the young Dutt.
Q3: What is “The Bhootnii” about?
The plot of the film revolves around the legend of the “Virgin Tree” in St. Vincent College where the spirit of the tree comes alive every February 14 in search of love. When she is drawn to a student named Shantanu and he makes a wish, it sets off a 27-day long horror-romance. This lovestruck spirit does not accept rejection and moves from mere threats to vengeful acts that bring horror to the entire campus. The college calls in Dutt’s experienced ghostbuster.
Q4: Why was the release date changed?
The change of date helps “The Bhootnii” to not compete directly with Akshay Kumar’s “Kesari Chapter 2” which would have been a rather spine-chilling fight than any horror movie. Moreover, the production team said that they needed more time to fine-tune the heavy work on visual effects. In the context of Bollywood competition, timing is everything, and this strategic withdrawal may well turn out to be more lucrative than a direct confrontation.
Amit Gupta is a 2016 graduate of Delhi University, India. After working over a decade as an additional writer at TheScoopVilla, he decided to start his own news publication. He mainly focuses on Bollywood News, Hindi and South Indian Movies, Web series articles and editorials. He likes to cooking and play cricket in his free time. Follow On Facebook.