“You’ll get to see it very soon with the same star cast – Akshay ji, Paresh bhai and Suniel ji. The story is in place, and we are working on certain modalities. It’ll be made in the same way, retaining the innocence of the characters. We can’t take past achievements for granted. So, we have to be extra careful in terms of our content, story, screenplay, characters, mannerism etc,” he told Bollywood Hungama.
Phir Hera Pheri was released in 2006 after Hera Pheri in 2000. Due to their excellent performances and witty scripts, both movies have succeeded in becoming cult classics over the years.
He also did suggest that they had already shortlisted a filmmaker for the subsequent sequel. “We are in talks. We’ll make the announcement soon,” said Nadiadwala.
Hera Pheri 3 will also be shot in South Africa and Dubai, where portions of the first movie were shot according to reports.