Bhool Bhulaiyaa is a psychological suspense / horror movie with moderate Bollywood song and dance and touches of humor. The Hindi language release is the offical remake of the critically acclaimed 1993 Malayalam psycho-thriller, Manichitrathazhu (translation - The Ornate Lock) which was also remade in Kannada (Aaptamitra) starring Vishnuvardhan in 2004, and in Tamil and Telugu (Chandramukhi) starring Rajnikanth in 2005.[1] The film features Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Amisha Patel and Shiny Ahuja in pivotal roles with Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav in supporting roles. Songs are by Pritam (music) and Sameer (lyrics), with the background score by Ranjit Barot. The editors are N. Gopalakrishnan and Arun Kumar.

Vidya Balan is the female protagonist of the movie. In the Malayalam original, Shobhana played the role. Her performance won her a National Award for the Best Actress. In the Kannada version (Apthamitra), Soundarya, one of the top South Indian actresses, played the key role. Unfortunately, it was her last film before her fatal accident. In the Tamil version (Chandramukhi), Jyothika donned the role and was awarded best actress award by Tamil nadu Government.

The film began shooting on February 18, 2007 for a 41-day schedule at Jaipur, India and was released on