Recently, in an interview with India Today, Athiya opened up on her dad Suniel Shetty’s highly awaited movie Hera Pheri 3, co-starring Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal.
Athiya said that just like everyone else, she too, is a fan of the franchise and she is quite ‘excited for the same’. However, she added that she is not sure when the franchise will come out, but it will be amazing whenever it does.Hera Pheri 3 has been in the middle of a lot of back and forth with regards to its casting, before it was revealed that finally, the three main leads will reprise their roles in the comedy caper. Talking about the movie, Suniel Shetty earlier revealed that the film will sort of take a leap because it has been 17 years since the release of the first film. However, as the characters are the same, leap wont’ be necessary from the story point of view. According to the actor, it is a great script, it is an emotional journey of Baburao, Shyam and Raju and their struggles.
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While he is excited for Hera Pheri 3, Suniel also expressed his fears about the third franchise. The actor hoped that the film is at least close to the original. According to him, ‘Hera Pheri’ is a very honest film and if they maintain the honesty, people will latch on to it. The film has a great recall value and he is looking forward to it, Suniel added.
Apart from the original cast, ‘Hera Pheri 3’ will also star Sanjay Dutt in a key role.