'King of comedy is back' : Akshay Kumar's fans cannot stop celebrating after Hera Pheri 3 goes on floors with the original trio

    Akshay Kumar's fans celebrate on Twitter after it is announced that the shooting for Hera Pheri 3 has begun. 

    Phir Hera Pheri  shooting

    Phir Hera Pheri shooting

    And yes, it’s happening! The most beloved comedy franchise of Bollywood that is Hera Pheri will soon be back with its third installment. This is a development that every cinema lover was waiting with bated breath to hear. Hence, it was not a surprise that Akshay Kumar ’s fans started celebrating on Twitter the same as soon as the news was announced.

    Talking about the same, according to a news report in Pinkvilla, Hera Pheri’s original trio Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal , and Suniel Shetty have started shooting for the third part of the movie in Mumbai today (February 21). A source close to the development was quoted by the publication to reveal, “The original Hera Pheri gang reunites to take this cult franchise forward. While ample meetings about the script have happened over the last few months, the team is now confident that Hera Pheri 3 will do complete justice to all the hype and anticipation around the part 3 of Hera Pheri. Right from producer, Firoz Nadiadwala to the actors – Akshay, Paresh and Suniel are all excited with positivity to return on the set as Raju, Shyam, and Baburao.”

    No sooner was this news announced than Akshay Kumar’s fans went on a celebratory spree on Twitter. They are confident that the return of this adored comedy franchise will shatter all the Bollywood records and we cannot help but second that. Take a look at some of the tweets.

    One of the netizens tweeted, “This is the biggest news till date for Akkians that #AkshayKumar is returning again on the big screen as his iconic character Raju...This made one thing clear that no one has the guts to replace our legend Raju.” For the unversed, when earlier it was announced that Akshay has decided to back out of the project, fans were left heartbroken and urged him to change his mind. It seems that the superstar finally decided to fulfill this wish of his beloved fans by returning as the much-loved Raju.