HERA PHERI WITHOUT AKSHAY? NO ENTRY WITHOUT SALMAN? NOT DONE, SAYS THE INDUSTRY

Bollywood is divided on whether or not makers must take film franchises forward sans original cast

Ever since actor Akshay Kumar confirmed the news of him stepping back from the Hera Pheri franchise, social media has been buzzing with the ‘No Akshay, No Hera Pheri’ trend, initiating conversation around the viability of taking forward such franchises without actors redeeming their iconic characters. And, according to people from the industry, getting the original cast is always the best bet.

Last week, Kumar confirmed that he is moving away from the Hera Pheri instalment due to some creative issues. Sometime back, there were reports suggesting that actor Salman Khan had distanced himself from the No Entry sequel. Actor Suniel Shetty, one of the leads in the film, is upset about the new development. He says, “I am not happy about it. It hurts. 14 saal kaat liye, uske baad bhi problem ho toh it hurts. We need to sit and talk. And Kartik is not playing Akshay’s character. That is a completely different character that is coming to the movie.” Whereas, actor Paresh Rawal, who has also been part of the movie franchise, says,

“Audience ko kuch naya milega Hera

Pheri 3 mein... However, commercial in the franchise universe, decisions about who to bring back the past examples highlight that it are made by producers, writers comes as a big gamble, with Bhool and directors. I prefer not to think Bhulaiyaa 2 with Kartik Aaryan about it.” turning out to be a success but Race 3

On the other hand, actor Tusshar (2018) with Salman Khan tanking at Kapoor uses the example of the the box office. Producer Ramesh Golmaal franchise to stress that Taurani, known for backing projects having an original cast for a franchise such as Race, Raaz and Ishq Vishk, is important, saying, “I don’t know asserts: “Yes, stakes are higher when about the commercial viability, what revisiting projects without their will happen or not. But, director faces, but a script is the only way to Rohit Shetty was the star of the evade it.” However, Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise for us, and I can only hope 2 director Anees Bazmee believes he casts us all together if he is that focusing on nostalgia while planning to go forward.” retaining the essence of the previous

However, when it comes to instalment is also a viable option, starting a new chapter with new faces and that it worked for him.

Munna Bhai Still from Hera Pheri Earlier this year, Sanjay Dutt had revealed that he is working on the third part of franchise

Still from No Entry