Hera Pheri 3 Has Now Been Indefinitely Shelved And Here's The Real Reason Behind It...

While we might not like some Hera Pheri in our real lives, we certainly do enjoy it on-screen. That's the reason why the Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty starrer was a superhit, as was the sequel. The announcement of Hera Pheri 3 had been made as well, but fans are still waiting for it! Well, we have a bad news. The film seems to have been put on the backburner, indefinitely.

It was said earlier that Raaj Shandilya, who directed Dream Girl, would be making the third film of the franchise. The shoot that had begun in 2015, with Paresh Rawal, John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan ran into financial problems at the very start. The original cast was soon being reconsidered, but now, there seems to have been a problem. According to Bollywood Hungama, it is with the conditions that Akshay Kumar had put. A source said, “Producer Firoz Nadiadwala spoke to Akshay Kumar for Hera Pheri 3. Akshay decided to come on board but he had two conditions. One, he wanted Dream Girl (2019) director Raaj Shaandilyaa to direct the film. He felt that Raaj knew how to handle a masala comic caper, and that this was evident with his first film. Secondly, Akshay asked for 70% profit sharing.” He further added, “Firoz Nadiadwala, however, refused, due to the second condition. Raaj Shaandilyaa also humbly refused as he knew that Hera Pheri was an iconic franchise and he thought he would not be able to do justice to it.”

 Raaj had earlier opened up about being approached for the film, but said that he could not give his dates to it. Well, even though it was a highly awaited one, we feel that the third part is jinxed from the very start!