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{{Infobox film
| name = Bhoothnath Returns
| image = Bhoothnath returns.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Nitesh Tiwari]]
| producer = [[Bhushan Kumar]] [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]] Renu Ravi Chopra
| writer = '''Story and Script:''' [[Nitesh Tiwari]] Piyush Gupta '''Additional Script:''' Shreyas Jain Nikhil Mehrotra
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] [[Parth Bhalerao]] [[Boman Irani]] [[Usha Jadhav]] [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] [[Brijendra Kala]] [[Usha Nadkarni]]
| cinematography = Kamaljeet Negi
| editing = Chandrashekhar Prajapati
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Ram Sampath]] [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] [[Palash Muchhal]] [[Meet Bros Anjjan]] '''Background Score:''' [[Hitesh Sonik]]
| studio = B.R. Films [[T-Series Films]]
| distributor = T-Series Films [[AA Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2014|04|11|df=y}}
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget = {{INR}}40 [[crore]]<ref name="budget" />
| gross = {{INR}}153 [[crore]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Ten Worldwide Grossers 2014 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/toptenworldwidegrossers2014#.U2tUa_mSySo |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=8 May 2014 |date=8 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626125101/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/toptenworldwidegrossers2014#.Vs1_2fl97IU |archivedate=26 June 2015}}</ref>
}}
'''''Bhoothnath Returns''''' ({{Translation|Lord of ghosts returns}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[supernatural fiction|supernatural]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Nitesh Tiwari]] and produced by [[Bhushan Kumar]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhopatkar |first1=Tejashree |title=I was too young to understand Amitabh Bachchan's amplitude during 'Bhoothnath Returns': Parth Bhalerao - Exclusive! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/i-was-too-young-to-understand-amitabh-bachchans-amplitude-during-bhoothnath-returns-parth-bhalerao-exclusive/articleshow/94777524.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref> A sequel to 2008 film ''[[Bhoothnath]]'', the film revolves around Bhoothnath ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) who is mocked in a ''Bhoothworld'' for his inability to scare children before being sent back to Earth to redeem himself. The film was released on 11 April 2014.<ref>http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/years_detail/2014. The list highlights all the categories of movies of 2014. Bhootnath Returns falls in the Below Average category.</ref><ref name="Bhoothnath 2">{{cite web|title=Big B begins shooting for Bhoothnath 2|url=http://zoomtv.indiatimes.com/movies/big-b-begins-shooting-for-bhoothnath-2/articleshow/23814169.cms|work=[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom]]|access-date=9 October 2013|date=9 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202161744/http://zoomtv.indiatimes.com/movies/big-b-begins-shooting-for-bhoothnath-2/articleshow/23814169.cms|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Bhoothnath Returns' review: Amitabh Bachchan gets much more to do this time |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/bhoothnath-returns-review-amitabh-bachchan-gets-much-more-to-do-this-time/ |work=The Indian Express |date=11 April 2014 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Election Commission of India]] demanded tax-free status for ''Bhoothnath Returns'', stating, "The state governments should support the strong social message that emanates from the film. Granting tax-free status to this film would make people aware about their rights as voters like making voter ID cards or not treating polling day as holiday".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/make-bhootnath-returns-tax-free-poll-panel-urged-114042200500_1.html|title=Make 'Bhootnath Returns' tax-free, poll panel urged|last=IANS|date=22 April 2014|work=Business Standard}}</ref> The [[Uttar Pradesh Government]] has declared tax-free status to film on 30 April 2014.

== Plot ==
The story continues from the [[Bhoothnath|previous film]].

Kailash Nath, also known as Bhoothnath, enters the ''Bhoothworld'', where he is mocked and questioned about his abilities as a ghost as he was unsuccessful to scare any child. To redeem himself, he returns to India where he tries his best to scare children but is unsuccessful with his attempts as children have become strong physically and mentally and verbally. However, a boy named Akhrot can see him in his true form. Akhrot is not scared of Bhoothnath but helps him scare a few children; in return, he asks Bhoothnath to act scared of him and to run away from a haunted house while he chants mantras in front of the children, so that they can accept him in their [[cricket]] team.

Bhoothnath decides to help Akhrot further by helping him earn money by giving ghosts living in under-construction high rises peace by fulfilling the wishes they were still staying back on Earth as ghosts for; in the process, they come to know why the ghosts died and help their families get insurance money by scaring corrupt insurance officers, further learning in this process about Bhau, a former criminal who is now a corrupt politician. Seeing the amount of [[corruption in India]], and encouraged by Akhrot, Bhoothnath decides to contest the upcoming elections. Soon, the rivalry between Bhoothnath and Bhau heats up, to the extent that Bhoothnath sacrifices his powers to win. One day before the elections, a rally is to be held by Bhoothnath to encourage a high turnout on election day. Bhau's men threaten to kill Akhrot unless he prevents the rally from happening, but Akhrot refuses and is ready to face the consequences.

On the day of the rally, Bhau's men injure Akhrot grievously for his non-compliance, which causes Bhoothnath to leave his rally for attending to Akhrot in the hospital. He goes to the ''Bhoothworld'' and begs for Akhrot's life. They tell him that if Bhoothnath wins the election, they will spare Akhrot's life. Meanwhile, Bhau uses Bhoothnath's absence at the rally to his advantage and tries to influence the audience to vote for him. However, on election day, the majority of the public vote for Bhoothnath. The next day, Bhootnath sees Akhrot's heartbeat rising and realizes that he won the election. The film ends with Akhrot regaining consciousness and everybody celebrating the success of Bhoothnath.

== Cast ==
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Kailash Nath a.k.a. [[Bhoothnath]]
*[[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Aditya "Adi" Sharma (Cameo)
*[[Ranbir Kapoor]] as himself (Cameo)
*[[Boman Irani]] as Bhau Sahib
*[[Anurag Kashyap]] as himself (Cameo)
*[[Parth Bhalerao]] as Akhrot
*[[Usha Jadhav]] as Bindia Pathak
*[[Sanjay Mishra(actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as Mishti Baihud
*[[Kamlesh Sawant]] as Police Inspector
*[[Brijendra Kala]] as Lallan
*[[Usha Nadkarni]] as Lolita Singh
*[[Kurush Deboo]] as Psychiatrist
*[[Gajraj Rao]] as Bade Sahaab
*[[Subrat Dutta]] as Engineer Ghost
*[[Vijay Maurya]] as the ghost of a commoner
*Ajay Jadhav as Constable Shinde

== Soundtrack ==
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The film score was composed by Hitesh Sonik while the songs featured in the film were composed by [[Ram Sampath]], [[Meet Bros Anjjan]] and [[Palash Muchhal]]. [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] also composed one promotional song for the film which marked his first collaboration with [[Amitabh Bachchan]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Aishwarya |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/bhoothnath-returns-music-review/ |title=Bhoothnath Returns Music Review |publisher=Koimoi.com |date=28 March 2014 |access-date=15 April 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Song !! Singer !! Composer !! Lyrics !! length
|-
| "Party To Banti Hai" || [[Meet Bros Anjjan]] and [[Mika Singh]] || Palash Muchhal and Meet Bros Anjjan || [[Kumaar]] || 4:19
|-
| "Har Har Gange" || [[Aman Trikha]] || [[Ram Sampath]] || Kunwar Juneja || 3:13
|-
| "Party with the Bhoothnath" || [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] || Yo Yo Honey Singh || Yo Yo Honey Singh ||5:21
|-
| "Sahib" || [[Rituraj Mohanty]] || Ram Sampath || [[Munna Dhiman]] || 4:21
|-
| "Dharavi Rap" || Parth Bhalerao & Anish || Ram Sampath || Nitesh Tiwari || 2:32
|-
|" Lonely Thing" || Yo Yo Honey Singh and Mika Singh || Yo Yo Honey Singh and Mika Singh || Kumaar ||3:39
|-
| "Har Har Gange" (Remix) || Aman Trikha || Ram Sampath remixed by DJ Kiran || Kunwar Juneja ||3:38
|}

== Critical reception ==
Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 3.5 stars and said that "''Bhoothnath Returns'' is made with noble intentions and the message it conveys resonates in the second hour".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/598179 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830004906/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/598179 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 August 2013 |title=Bhoothnath Returns (2014) | Hindi Movie Critic Review By Taran Adarsh |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=15 April 2014}}</ref> Suprateek Chatterejee from ''First Post'' called it "a must watch for kids" and found that its "shamelessly manipulative moments are tempered with deliberate humour".<ref>{{cite web|author=Suprateek Chatterjee |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/bhoothnath-returns-review-3-reasons-why-this-kids-film-is-a-must-watch-1475667.html |title=Bhoothnath Returns review: 3 reasons why kids must watch this film |publisher=Firstpost |access-date=15 April 2014}}</ref> A ''[[Filmfare]]'' reviewer found that the "strength of this film is in its writing" and praised [[Amitabh Bachchan]] for his performance whilst giving the movie 3 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-bhoothnath-returns-5844.html |title=Movie Review: Bhoothnath Returns |publisher=Filmfare.com |date=10 April 2014 |access-date=15 April 2014}}</ref> Rohit Khilnani of ''[[India Today]]'', gave the movie 3.5/5 stars and said, "There is no doubt that ''Bhoothnath'' will entertain cine-goers. It's entertainment, Bachchan style!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-bhoothnath-returns-amitabh-bachchan-entertainment-bachchan-style/1/355067.html|title=Movie review: Bhoothnath Returns is entertainment...Bachchan style!}}</ref>

== Box office ==
Bhoothnath returns collected {{INRConvert|30|c|lk=on|year=2014}} domestic and {{INRConvert|2|c|year=2014}} overseas(as of 20 April 2014). Satellite rights of the film is sold to [[Sony]] for {{INRConvert|21|c|year=2014}}; made it a good profitable venture for producers.<ref name="budget">{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6460|title=Featured Movie News - Featured Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424055959/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6460|archive-date=24 April 2014|url-status=dead|quote=Total production cost is said to be Rs. 29 crores out of which Rs. 20 crores is the Cost of Production}}</ref>

The film that released in over 1,300 theatres saw a "grand" opening of 93%<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/bhoothnathreturnsopenstodullresponse | title=Bhoothnath Returns Opens To great Response | publisher=Box Office India | work=Box Office India Trade Network | date=11 April 2014 | access-date=13 April 2014}}</ref> collecting {{INRConvert|3.25|c|year=2014}}—{{INRConvert|3.5|c|year=2014}} on its first day with stiff competition from the film ''[[Disco Singh]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/bhoothnathreturnsdayonebusiness | title=Bhoothnath Returns Day One Business | publisher=Box Office India | work=Box Office India Trade Network | date=12 April 2014 | access-date=13 April 2014}}</ref> With a growth of 60% over its first day collection, it collected {{INRConvert|5.5|c|year=2014}} on its second day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/bhoothnathreturnsshowsgoodgrowthondaytwo | title=Bhoothnath Returns Shows Good Growth on Day Two | publisher=Box Office India | work=Box Office India Trade Network | date=13 April 2014 | access-date=13 April 2014}}</ref> After the completion of the films' first weekend, it managed a "fair" collection of {{INRConvert|16.5|c|year=2014}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/bhoothnathhasfairweekendpicksupwell#.U0uDo6JJlyk |title=Bhoothnath Has Fair Weekend – Picks Up Well |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |date=14 April 2014 |access-date=15 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415093028/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/bhoothnathhasfairweekendpicksupwell#.U0uDo6JJlyk |archive-date=15 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It collected around {{INRConvert|4|c|year=2014}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/bhoothnathreturnshasgoodmonday | title=Bhoothnath Returns Has Good Monday | publisher=Box Office India | work=Box Office India Trade Network | date=15 April 2014 | access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref> and {{INRConvert|1.75|c|year=2014}}—{{INRConvert|2|c|year=2014}}<ref name="day 5" /> on its first Monday and Tuesday respectively, totalling {{INRConvert|22.5|c|year=2014}} over the first five days of its release.<ref name="day 5">{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/bhoothnathreturnscomesdownontuesday | title=Bhoothnath Returns Comes Down on Tuesday | publisher=Box Office India | work=Box Office India Trade Network | date=16 April 2014 | access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref> After a good growth on Monday, it saw a slide in its collections over the next few days to end up collecting {{INRConvert|26|c|year=2014}} in its first week.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/bhoothnathreturnsfailstomakeanimpact | title=Bhoothnath Returns Fails To Make An Impact | publisher=Box Office India | work=Box Office India Trade Network | date=18 April 2014 | access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb film}}
* {{BH film|bhoothnath-returns}}

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