Don 3 is here! Farhan Akhtar FINALLY announces the return of the hit franchise with Ranveer Singh after 12 years of waiting

Two years after announcing his return to direction with Jee Le Zaraa, Farhan Akhtar has dropped another bomb, which marks the return of a franchise after 12 long years. Yes, we are indeed talking about Don 3! After several requests from fans and speculations, it's finally happening, but no, it doesn't mark the reprise of Shah Rukh Khan in the titular role. On Tuesday, Farhan took to his social media pages and shared an announcement video for Don 3.

The video just has the number "3" with the Don music in the background and the mention of "A new era begins." Farhan posted the video with no caption, and he didn't even tag anyone, citing that the video should do the talking.

Check it out below:

In case you didn't know, Ranveer Singh will be making his entry into the franchise in the titular role. After Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, the baton of playing a stylish don is passed on to suave Ranveer, and the fans are indeed anticipating fireworks.

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Meanwhile, as per reports in Pinkvilla, the announcement video will be attached to the theatrical release of Gadar 2. Talking about the same, a source told the entertainment portal, "The teaser for Don 3 will be out this week on the digital world. The team is very excited to introduce Ranveer Singh as the new Don to this young cinema-going audience. The introduction will happen through a proper teaser, which will drop digitally in the next 2 to 3 days."

The source further said, "Gadar 2 is an action film that is expected to set the box office on fire. Farhan Akhtar and co. are keen to screen the teaser of Don 3 at national chains all across the country. The same teaser might be screened with Ranveer’s own Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani and Akshay Kumar’s OMG 2 as well."

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Although Ranveer is the new Don, SRK fans were waiting for the superstar to return in the titular role.