Madhuri Dixit on Vidya Balan: 'She's very secure and I really got along with her' | Bhool Bhulaiyyaa 3

For the third instalment in the Bhool Bhulaiyyaa franchise makers went all out to ensure maximum audience presence by bringing in both Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan Their dance jugalbandi in the song Ami Je Tomar 30 became the biggest highlight in the film Madhuri who has been selective about projects of late says despite the length of the role she took it up because it was something she hadnrsquot done beforeExcerpts from a chat where she talked about bonding with Vidya Balan on set and why she has been choosy about roles ReadMy role was short but pivotalBhool Bhulaiyaa 3 has a meacutelange of characters ndash Kartik Aaryan Triptii Dimri Vidya Balan and many more Madhuri is credited with a special appearance in the film Despite the short role Madhuri says she took it up because she hadnrsquot played a lsquoghostrsquo beforeldquoAnees bhai Bazmee director had come home to narrate the script to me and of course there was the aura of Bhool Bhoolaiya 1 and 2 When I heard my role I was very happy actually This is something Ive not done before During my 40 years in the industry there were so many different roles Ive played and I thought my God this is going to be something very different I was very excited to be of the ghosts and never done that before againrdquo she saidldquoI think my role was pivotal because there are these two characters who are creating all the confusion Manjulika and Anjulika because nobody knows who the actual ghost is and to create that kind of an aura I think they needed a name which was likehellip maybe she is the ghost or maybe somebody else is But people didnt guess till the end who the actual ghost was I thought it would be fun to work with Anees bhai and the whole group Kartik Aryan Tripti and Vidyardquo she addedBonding with Vidya on setShe has done plenty of twoheroine films in her career and many of those films have had at least one iconic dance sequence ndash Dance of Envy Dil Toh Pagal Hai Dola Re Dola Devdas etc Ami Je Tomar 30 with Vidya and Madhuri dancing together was the high point of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Madhuri says she got a chance to bond with Vidya this time as they had a lot of scenes togetherldquoIn Devdas Aishwarya Rai and I had just one scene together Even in Dil Toh Pagal Hai we Karisma and her hardly had many scenes together So this is the first time I worked with someone where we had a lot of scenes together The whole climax was shot and we were on the set together I must say that shes someone I really really enjoyed working with because shes such a brilliant actor herself Whenever we did that scene in the little small room where we are laughing playing those childish games there were a lot of lastminute things we did in that and we were on the same page and it was wonderful working with her Shes such a good actor but also a very good person very secure in herself and someone I really got along withrdquo Madhuri describedlsquoIrsquom a free bird nowrsquoMadhuri has taken up very few acting projects in the past few years mostly owing to the pandemic and also because she was focused on her sons ndash Arin and Ryan ldquoThe Fame Game was shot during the pandemic Even Maja Ma was shot during that time And my kids were off to college after that I had taken it a little slow but now Im a free bird My kids are in college and I have a lot of time We are empty nesters Now people will see more of me than they did But you know Ive kept working Ive never really taken a long breather Maybe for films I think after Kalank people saw me on screen with Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 I cannot tell you in detail but Irsquom doing a series and a movie next yearrdquoWe were really looking forward to the second season of Fame Game we say ldquoWhat a pity Even I was very excited But I dont know things didnt work outrdquo Madhuri says