Hera Pheri is a 2000 Bollywood comedy film which was helmed by veteran director Priyadarshan and it told a story of three losers and how through a number of miscommunications they finally have a good life. The amazing writing, direction, acting and the overall brilliance of the first film made it super successful. The three main characters of Babu bhaiya, Raju and Shyam became household names simply because how funny they were. The outstanding success of the original film, spawned a sequel that while was not as good but was still a fun time because of the memorable characters and their interactions. However, after two successful films the franchise didn’t continue for some reason. Finally, from last two years we’ve been hearing that the third film is in the works but for some reason it never entered production.
There was some issues with the script and Akshay Kumar who played Raju in the first two films, walked out of the project. Kartik Aaryan who is an upcoming mass hero was set to replace Kumar but the project never went forward. Today, out of nowhere we have gotten the news that Hera Pheri 3 has started filming, that too with Akshay Kumar.
How Did Akshay Kumar Return To Hera Pheri 3?
Firoz Nadiadwala who is the producer of the threequel has begun filming Hera Pheri 3 very quietly with all the OG actors. The shooting began today in Empire Studio, Mumbai which is owned by Nadiadwala. The creators had no intention of announcing the beginning of filming and if it weren’t for active reporters we would have never found this amazing news. Another major update about the film is that Anees Bazmee is no longer directing it. It is Farhad Samji who will be helming the threequel.
Samji broke away from Firoz’s cousin Sajid Nadiadwala in Salman Khan’s Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. Salman is very much involved in the film but he is in fact producing it. Sajid Nadiadwala has taken a step back from the project. There is no explanation offered for Anees’ exit and Akshay’s return but Akshay’s departure in the first place stemmed from some script plot points which he wanted to be changed. It looks like those changes have been made according to Akshay’s liking and fans will be seeing the original trio back once again.
Kartik Aaryan was definitely approached for the film to fill in for Akshay Kumar. However, Suniel Shetty claims that he was not aware of any casting changes or decisions that were taken. Akshay’s return is speculated to be because of Firoz and Shetty. Whatever it is, I’m glad the original trio is back once again and we don’t have to see any casting changes despite the third installment coming after such a long time.
Hera Pheri 3 doesn’t have a release date at the time of writing.
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