{"id":93852,"date":"2025-08-24T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/93852\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T16:00:09","slug":"im-getting-tired-priyadarshan-says-he-hopes-to-retire-after-completing-hera-pheri-3-and-haiwaan-bollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/93852\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I\u2019m getting tired’: Priyadarshan says he hopes to retire after completing Hera Pheri 3 and Haiwaan | Bollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ever since Hera Pheri 3 <\/a>was announced, fans have been buzzing with excitement to watch Akshay Kumar<\/a>, Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty reprise their iconic roles under the direction of veteran filmmaker Priyadarshan. The film, which has been the subject of much speculation and even controversy, is finally moving forward. Now, in a recent conversation with Onmanorama<\/a>, Priyadarshan not only talked about the much-awaited sequel but also spoke candidly about his retirement plans.<\/p>\n

\"Priyadarshan Priyadarshan wants to retire after making Hera Pheri 3. Priyadarshan on doing Hera Pheri 3<\/p>\n

Currently working with Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan on Haiwaan, Priyadarshan admitted that sequels aren\u2019t usually his preferred style of filmmaking, but he agreed to make Hera Pheri 3 following persistent requests from producers. He shared, \u201cI don\u2019t usually revisit my original films with sequels\u2014it\u2019s not my preferred style of working. But I will definitely make \u2018Hera Pheri 3\u2019, as the producers have been requesting it for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Priyadarshan’s retirement plans<\/p>\n

The filmmaker has recently wrapped up shooting Bhooth Bangla, starring Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Wamiqa Gabbi. With Hera Pheri 3 and Haiwaan now on his plate, Priyadarshan revealed that these projects may mark the final chapter of his career. \u201cOnce I complete these films, I hope to retire. I\u2019m getting tired,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n

The Hera Pheri 3 controversy<\/p>\n

The film also faced turbulence earlier this year when Paresh Rawal revealed on May 16 that he had opted out of Hera Pheri 3, saying the character was \u201cnot something he wants to do now\u201d. Reports soon followed suggesting Akshay Kumar was planning legal action against Paresh for breach of trust.<\/p>\n

Priyadarshan, caught off guard by the news, later revealed in an interview with Mid-Day that Akshay was left in tears after learning of Paresh\u2019s decision. However, the rift was short-lived. Paresh eventually confirmed his return to the film on Himanshu Mehta\u2019s podcast, clarifying that there was \u201cno controversy\u201d and that the team had resolved their differences. He stressed the importance of collective effort: \u201cWhen people have loved something so much, you have to be extra careful\u2026 Everyone should come together, work hard. It is all resolved now.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Haiwaan<\/p>\n

Alongside Hera Pheri 3, Priyadarshan is helming Haiwaan, which reunites Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan after 17 years\u2014the duo last worked together in Tashan (2008). Although early reports suggested it was a remake of Mohanlal\u2019s Oppam, Priyadarshan denied the claims. The film is currently in production and is slated for a theatrical release in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ever since Hera Pheri 3 was announced, fans have been buzzing with excitement to watch Akshay Kumar, Paresh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93853,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[49,48,75,55012,20722,337,10125,1705],"class_list":{"0":"post-93852","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-haiwaan","12":"tag-hera-pheri-3","13":"tag-movies","14":"tag-priyadarshan","15":"tag-retirement"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}