Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal back in a movie, and it's not Hera Pheri sequel

Woah! While speculations continue on whether Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar will be a part of the third installment of Hera Pheri 3, fresh reports suggest that Akshay instead had decided to share screen space with actor Paresh Rawal for another untitled movie.

A report by notable film critic Taran Adarsh suggests that the untitled movie will be directed by Sudha Kongara and is slated to be released theatrically on February 16, 2024.

The tweet by Adarsh read, “#Xclusiv… AKSHAY KUMAR - SUDHA KONGARA FILM TO ARRIVE NEXT YEAR… #AkshayKumar’s forthcoming film - directed by #SudhaKongara - gets a new release date: Will release in *cinemas* on 16 Feb 2024… Also features #RadhikaMadan and #PareshRawal. The move is aimed to ensure an apt release window for the film and to give a good 4-month gap from #AkshayKumar’s preceding release.”

Interestingly, Sudha Kongara is a popular Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu cinema. She made her directorial debut with the Telugu film Andhra Andagadu in 2008 and later directed the Tamil film Drohi.

Ever since Sudha started her career as a director, she had only directed one Hindi Film named Saala Khadoos in 2016. If Taran Adarsh’s report is believed to be true, then the upcoming movie will be the second Hindi directorial of Sudha in a career of over 15 years.

Enthrallingly, the upcoming untitled Sudha Kongara’s directorial featuring Akshay Kumar in the key role will also feature notable actor Paresh Rawal in the supporting cast.

This development comes just two months after it was reported by The Indian Express that “actors Suniel Shetty, Akshay Kumar, and Paresh Rawal will once again tickle the audience’s funny bone with the third installment of their popular Hera Pheri franchise.” However, multiple reports continue to suggest that Akshay is not going to be a part of the third installment as he is allegedly unhappy with the script. Suniel Shetty, however, has dismissed such claims and repeatedly asserts that Akshay and Paresh are a part of the third installment.

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