Bollywood has been on a sequel kick ever since many second and third installments of hit movies have done good business at the box office. Be it , , , , , or , to name a few, any movie that is a sequel has performed well commercially. Because of this, more sequels are in the pipeline, with Anees Bazmee directing two upcoming second and third parts of popular films, , and .
While will star Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Arjun Kapoor, will feature Kartik Aaryan, Madhuri Dixit, Vidya Balan, Vijay Raaz, and Triptii Dimri. As you may have noticed, the original stars of both and , namely Salman Khan, Fardeen Khan, and Anil Kapoor, and Akshay Kumar, are not reprising their original roles from the first part of both films. Recently, Anees Bazmee spoke about the impact of the decision of not casting superstars like Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan in a new interview with Lehren Retro.
Talking about Akshay Kumar not being in , Anees Bazmee said, “I keep talking to Akshay. I have made my life’s two most beautiful films with him – Singh Is Kinng and Welcome. For Bhool Bhulaiyaa, it was the decision of the producers.
If you ask me, I always want to work with him. He is such a good actor and we are good friends. It is such a small thing for him.
He is such a big star that if he isn’t doing a film, it is others’ loss not to cast him, but it isn’t a loss for him.” He also spoke about Salman Khan not starring in . Anees Bazmee said, “No, I didn’t speak to him about it, but me.
