Akshay Kumar could be BACK as Raju in Hera Pheri 3; DEETS inside

Hera Pheri is among the most loved franchises of Hindi Cinema. The three characters of Raju, Shyam, and Baburao have not just become iconic but also synonymous with the trio of Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, and Paresh Rawal. In the last two months, Hera Pheri 3 has been in the news for varied reasons, primarily the casting of the comic caper. Following Akshay Kumar's exit, it was confirmed that Kartik Aaryan will be stepping into the much-loved franchise. The Khiladi himself confirmed at a public event that he would no longer be doing Hera Pheri 3. Later on, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal confirmed the involvement of Kartik Aaryan in the film. The development led to an uproar on social media, with fans of the franchise and cinema lovers starting a campaign, #NoAkshayNoHeraPheri to express their disappointment with the idea of Hera Pheri without Akshay Kumar. Firoz Nadiadwala and the new Hera Pheri gang were in conversations with multiple directors, including Anees Bazmee and Raaj Shandilyaa, but nothing really worked out on the script front.

Firoz Nadiadwala gets back to Akshay Kumar for Hera Pheri 3

And now, we hear that on public demand, Firoz Nadiadwala has reinitiated the conversations with Akshay Kumar to return as Raju to the Hera Pheri franchise. "While everything was on paper with regard to the casting of Hera Pheri 3 with Kartik Aaryan, the tides are now changing again. Over the last 10 days, Firoz has met Akshay Kumar a couple of times to sort out all the differences and get him back to the loved franchise. He realizes how iconic the character is and also acknowledges that the credit to make the character scale new heights goes to the way in which Akshay enacted the part," revealed a source close to the development, adding further that, Firoz has heard the common public sentiment of making Hera Pheri 3 with the original trio.