Akshay Kumar may reprise his role 'Raju' in 'Hera Pheri 3'

There were reports that Kartik Aaryan has replaced Akshay Kumar in Hera Pheri 3, however, there is a new update on the matter.

According to the latest reports, the Khiladi actor will most likely join the star cast in the next sequel of Hera Pheri directed by Firoz Nadiadwala. Some close sources stated: “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,” the sources added.

Previously, Akshay Kumar revealed that he is backing out of the movie and also told the reason that it is a part of his life and his journey. “I am very upset that I am not part of it but I am not happy with how things have shaped up the creative aspects. So I just backed out,” he said. On the work front, Akshay Kumar has played a cameo role in the movie ‘An Action Hero’ starring Ayushmann Khurrana.