The Khalnayak of Bollywood, Sanjay Dutt has finally confirmed his role in the next installment of Hera Pheri. The film, starring akshay kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal, will see Sanjay Dutt take on the role of Don. While Paresh Rawal will reprise his iconic character Babu Bhaiyaa, Akshay Kumar will play Raju and Suniel Shetty will take on the role of Shyam. Sanjay recently reacted to reports that he has joined Hera Pheri 3 and confirmed that he will play a blind don in the sitcom.
During a press conference, Sanjay had previously said, “Yes, I’m doing the movie. It’s going to be exciting to shoot with the whole crew. It’s a great franchise and I’m very happy to be a part of it.” Firoz aur mera rishta bhi bahut purana hai (I have a close relationship with producer Firoz Nadiadwala), and it’s great to be together with Akshay (Kumar), Suniel anna (Shetty) and Paresh (Rawal).” I was at a store launch in Mumbai.
In a recent interview with Bombay Times, Suniel Shetty confirmed, “With Sanjay Dutt on board, the film will be a riot of laughs, because Sanju’s sense of comedy is incredible. His comedic timing and body language will add ek aur chaand to this project”. It will take this to another level. We share a fantastic relationship and that will be reflected on screen as well.”
The first installment of the ‘Hera Pheri’ series was directed by Priyadarshan and was released in 2000. It was the remake of the 1989 Malayalam film Ramji Rao. Neeraj Vohra wrote and directed the second installment, Phir Hera Pheri, which was released in 2006. Both films featured Akshay, Paresh, and Suniel as the iconic trio, and they were successful.
On the job front, Sanjay Dutt has been signed for his debut Tamil Thalapathy 67, Dutt plays the villain of the film. This isn’t the first time Dutt has signed on for a major movie in the South. He was the antagonist of last year’s top-grossing Kannada film KGF Chapter 2. Thalapathy 67 will be directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, marking the director’s second collaboration with Vijay after ‘Master’.
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