Priyadarshan has walked away from ‘Hera Pheri 3’ and announced his ninth collaboration with Akshay Kumar, a comedy thriller backed by Tips, which is expected to go on floors by December. His planned projects with Pankaj Tripathi and Mohanlal have been postponed to next year. Akshay was last seen in Welcome to the Jungle.
Priyadarshan, who recently parted ways with ‘Hera Pheri 3’, has revealed the details of his next film alongside Akshay Kumar. This will be the ninth time the two have worked together, this time on a Tips-backed comedy thriller, with filming set to begin before the end of the year.
Priyadarshan exits Hera Pheri 3
‘Hera Pheri 3’ was initially planned, but the National Award-winning director recently confirmed that he has stepped away from directing it, opening the door for a new project. According to Mid-day, Priyadarshan has written the story, which is a mix of fun and thriller. The film will be released by the end of the year, most likely in December. Akshay and he are excited about the project because although he has tried comedy and thriller films in the past, he feels this belongs to a genre that he has never tried before.
He will develop the script with Rohan Shankar, who also worked on Bhooth Bangla.
Priyadarshan’s other projects have been postponed
It was previously reported that Priyadarshan will spend the rest of 2026 in a drama film featuring Pankaj Tripathi, with Mohanlal’s next film. But those plans have now changed, as both projects have been postponed to the following year. According to reports, Mohanlal’s film was scheduled to go on floors in October in Kerala. But its script is being reworked as well as that of Pankaj Tripathi’s film.
Akshay Kumar’s latest work
On the professional front, Akshay Kumar was recently seen in Welcome To The Jungle, directed by Ahmed Khan and produced by Feroze Nadiadwala. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Sanjay Dutt, Jacqueline Fernandez,
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Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Kiko Sharda, Krushna Abhishek, Daler Mehandi, Farida Jalal, Kiran Kumar and others. The film was released on June 22, and has received strong reviews from critics and audiences alike since its release.
