India, Feb. 7 -- Hera Pheri 3 is in production with the original trio, Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, and Suniel Shetty, confirmed to return, with shooting expected to commence around February 2026, targeting a 2027 release. However, the film has landed in legal trouble as a South producer moved to the court claiming that he owns the rights to make the Hindi adaptation and not Firoz Nadiadwala or Akshay Kumar.

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GP Vijayakumar, MD of Seven Arts International, told HTCity that he has bought the entire rights for the Hera Pheri franchise from the original producers of Ramji Rao Speaking, Adithya Films, in 2022.

"They informed ...