By Hindustan Times
Filmmaker Anees Bazmee goes ahead along with his plans to make a sequel to his 2007 blockbuster Welcome and says that the part two have been titled Welcome Back. "IT'S NOT THAT I AM making Hera Pheri sequel for some reason, they (director Neeraj Vora and producer Feroz Nadiadwala) are making it. I'LL BE making Welcome Back, that is a sequel to Welcome," Bazmee told IANS.
The first instalment of Hera Pheri was directed by Priyadarshan and released in 2000. The unique starred Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty and Tabu and it was an enormous success. In 2006, came its sequel titled Phir Hera Pheri with some changes within the cast - the male lead were the similar, but Tabu was replaced with Bipasha Basu and Rimi Sen. And Vora helmed the project.
Bazmee claims that Hera Pheri 4 required the same actors - Akshay, Paresh, and Suniel.
He said: "Actually, after I wrote the script for Hera Pheri 4, it was such that it is usually titled as sequel to 'Hera Pheri' or also as 'Welcome Back'. I NEEDED the unique star cast for the sequel to Hera Pheri but things didn't fall in place."
"Later, we even approached Abhishek Bachchan for a similar film and he was very excited to do it. But as a result of some reason, I'M REALLY NOT doing the film and they're doing it."
Now "Hara Pheri 4" can be directed by Vora and produced by Nadiadwala.
What in regards to the cast of Welcome Back?
Welcome Back cast not decided yet, Bazmee said and added that the film "will go on floors only after No Entry Main Entry".
"The script for No Entry Main Entry is set and that i will soon narrate the script to Salman bhai (Salman Khan)," said Bazmee.
