Anees Bazmee: Attempt is to present Tabu in a different avatar in 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'

Teaming up with Tabu was always on his to-do list, a wish filmmaker Anees Bazmee is w fulfilling with "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2". 

director said he will be presenting critically-acclaimed actor in a never seen before avatar, in sequel to 2007's Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan-led horror-comedy. "I so wanted to work with Tabu and this role was apt for her. I offered role, which I felt will suit her stature as a performer. It is t a special appearance, but an important part. It is too early to talk about it in detail. 

"My attempt is to present Tabu in a different avatar, something which audience has t seen before. She is a wonderful actor and she can do anything," Bazmee told PTI. director also revealed that Tabu will feature in recreated version of "Ami je tomar" from original movie. 

original was directed by Priyadarshan and Bazmee said he has added his own signature touch to upcoming sequel. "This is a completely different film and a story. It has elements of horror and comedy and this is new to me. I am enjoying it. My films are always entertaining and so will it be.

"A director should have his own langu while making a film. audience is intelligent y come to kw what is new and what is copied," he added.

director said he is aware of expectations from new movie and he will be giving his best. "re is pressure with every film. With this film, pressure is a bit more as first one was loved very much by audience. You forget about pressure while shooting as you want to make a good film at end of day. re are expectations from film and to live up to that is a little difficult. We all are working with honesty and giving our best."

shoot of film, which also stars Kartik Aryan and Kiara Advani, is currently underway in Jaipur and team will soon move to Luckw.  "We will shoot here for a few days and n we will go to Luckw for a month, n to Mumbai and re is a schedule in overseas."

Co-produced by T-Series, sequel will release worldwide on July 31