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'Yamla Pagla Deewana 3' goes on floors in Hyderabad!

After releasing the trailer of their film Poster Boys, which garnered a huge response from the audience within days of its release, the terrific trio of Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol has started working on their next project, Yamla Pagla Deewana 3. The shooting for the film has commenced and is underway in Hyderabad.

As the name suggests itself, Yamla Pagla Deewana 3 will be the third instalment of the popular Hindi film franchise, Yamla Pagla Deewana, which has seen the release of two films till now- Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011) and Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (2013).


While Yamla Pagla Deewana drew the audience to theatres in drove and was a commercial success, the second instalment could not repeat the success of its predecessor and remained low on numbers. Now, a lot of expectations are riding on the third part of the comic caper.

As far as the female leads of the movie are concerned, Southern beauty Kajol Agarwal and Kriti Kharbanda have been finalized to play the parts. The project is being helmed by well-known Punjabi cinematographer and director, Navneet Singh, who makes his Bollywood debut with the movie.

Bankrolled by Sunny Super Sound, PEN India Ltd and Intercut Media Pvt. Ltd, the much-awaited film will be jointly presented by Dharmendra and Jayantilal Gada of PEN India Ltd. The movie is expected to arrive in cinemas early 2018.

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