Meet Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Welcome , No Entry Director | Anees Bazmee | Guftugu

In this episode of Guftugu, Anees Bazmee speaks openly about the craft and responsibility of making popular cinema and why, for him, a film must work both creatively and commercially.

He addresses the “money-making” label head-on and explains what success means in practical terms: audience trust, repeat value, and a film that families can watch together. Anees also talks about where he comes from, his early life and education, and the influence of his father, a poet, including a moment of poetry from home that reveals a quieter side behind the comedy.

The conversation traces his journey from writing to direction, how he evaluates his own films, and how he builds humour that doesn’t rely on cruelty or shock, but on observation and human behaviour. He shares why narration is an important part of his process, how he handles the risk of trying something new each time, and why he believes writing is “mathematics” and rewriting is the real work.

Along the way, he reflects on the divide between commercial and offbeat cinema, the friendships that shaped his path, and what he still wants to achieve as a filmmaker, with a note on his upcoming projects.