E06: Bhool Bhulaiyaa Breakdown

Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Bhool Bhulaiyaa!

This 2012 genre-defining horror starring Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan, written by Madhu Muttam, Neeraj Vora, and Manisha Korde changed how Indian audiences consume horror films.

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

0:00 Introduction

04:26 Logline breakdown
07: 45 Hero's Journey analysis

30:34 Genre tropes analysis

34:51 Theme analysis

42:57 Scene construction techniques

52:04 World building techniques

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Bhool Bhulaiyaa again, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

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