KGF: Chapter 3 is beginning to look like a distant dream after producer Vijay Kiragandur’s latest update

In the aftermath of the massive success of KGF: Chapter 2 in April 2022, Vijay Kiragandur, the co-founder of the film’s production banner Hombale Films, had said that director Prashant Neel and lead actor Yash would return to shoot a third instalment of the saga by October that year. Yash, however, maintained that he was looking at doing at least one other film before revisiting his Rocky Bhai avatar, while Prashant had already begun work on Salaar with Prabhas for Hombale Films. At the time, it was not known that Salaar would be a two-part film, and it was thought that following it, Prashant would head to the set of #NTR31 with NTR Jr. It then became clear that KGF: Chapter 3 would happen only after Prashant completes his other commitments and a late 2025 start date began doing the rounds.

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In a recent interview for the promotion of Salaar: Ceasefire, the first of the two-part film, which is releasing on December 22, Vijay said that KGF: Chapter 3’s timeline currently remains uncertain, as it has to be worked out depending on Yash’s schedule. The actor is set to begin work on his next, Toxic, shortly, which will be in theatres in April 25. According to Vijay, Yash has a couple of films in the pipeline, and only once he’s done with those can KGF: Chapter 3 be floated again. Prashant has already said that he may not direct the next instalment, but that a script is ready for the same. Currently, Dr Suri, who has worked with Yash on Lucky, is directing Bagheera with Ugramm-star Sriimurali in the lead, based on Prashant’s script, so, the possibility of a new director for KGF-3 cannot be ruled out.

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The question, thereafter, is if Yash will return to the franchise. Fans have already begun voicing fatigue at seeing him in the same bearded and long-haired look he has been maintaining since KGF. His next, Toxic, also sems to be in a similar avatar. The way it is now, KGF: Chapter 2 has ended Rocky Bhai’s journey, having perished at sea, so, even if a third film is not made, fans are not left in the lurch.