Hera Pheri to go international with its third instalment

Acting trio from original laugh riot to reunite with director Priyadarshan

The trio from the iconic comedy film Hera Pheri (2000) — Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal — is coming together again for the third instalment of the franchise. Priyadarshan, who directed the original, will again take the reins for the third instalment, which supposedly will be titled International Hera Pheri.

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“Hera Pheri is happening and Priyadarshan is directing it. It’s called International Hera Pheri now,” confirms Suniel.

The 2000 original is the story of Raju (Akshay Kumar), a tenant of Baburao Ganpatrao Apte aka Babu Bhaiyya (Paresh Rawal). The due were joined by another roommate Shyam aka Ghanshyam (Sunil Shetty) and the story traced how three unemployed men try to improve their financial situation. The film was very popular, and the three characters became iconic.

The second offering of the franchise Phir Hera Pheri (2006) was written and directed by Neeraj Vora. With this third film, the original writer Siddique, has also returned to the franchise. The whole cast and crew, except the cinematographer, from the original is teaming up again. “We will be missing Jeeva, our cameraman, who passed away recently,” says Suniel.