Hera Pheri has revolutionized Bollywood comedies that gave us some iconic characters like Raju, Baburao, and Shyam. With Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, and Suniel Shetty playing each of these respectively, movie Bollywood fans are now excited for Hera Pheri 3. However, the movie has been quite the talk of the town, but not for good news. With Akshay Kumar stepping out of the movie to Kartik Aaryan filling his shoes, we are back with yet another update on Hera Pheri 3 cast.

If the sources close to the Hera Pheri 3 cast development were to be believed, Akshay Kumar could be back on board as Raju. After the #NoAkshayNoHeraPheri campaign went viral on social media, it seems producer Firoz Nadiadwala has again initiated the talks with the OG Raju.

A source close to the development revealed, '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.'

No Akshay, No Hera Pheri

The source further added, 'Hera Pheri can't be made without Akshay Kumar. The idea is to bring back the most iconic comic franchise of Hindi Cinema with the original actors, and the discussions are going on at the moment. Akshay too has shown interest to collaborate with Firoz not just as an actor but also creatively to make Hera Pheri 3 a film that's worth all the wait, hype, and anticipation. While there were reports of finances not working out, the reason for Akshay not doing Hera Pheri was never the money, but the script. He knows how big a franchise is and didn't want to take things for granted just to capitalize on the brand name. But now, he and Firoz will sit down and decide on all the aspects of Hera Pheri 3. If everything goes well, Akshay could be back as Raju in Hera Pheri 3.'

Hera Pheri 3 Cast

While Akshay Kumar confirmed him not being a part of the iconic comedy franchise, Paresh Rawal's tweet added leverage to the shocking news. Producers then approached Kartik Aaryan to fill in Akshay's shoes as Raju but Suniel Shetty declined the rumors and said his part in the movie is different. While this confusion sounds exactly like a Hera Pheri script, we wonder what the final cast would be.