If 2015 was the year of the blockbusters, 2016 is all set to be the year of the sequels. Sequels make huge money, and some of the biggest box office hits in Hindi cinema (Dhoom 3, Tanu weds Manu returns, Krrish 3 etc) have been sequels, and 2016 promises to cash in on the fact. With that in mind, Corporate Citizen brings you the most awaited sequels in 2016.
Thirteen years later, Ajay Devgan set the box office on fire in Gangaajal. Prakash Jha is back with Jai Gangaajal. What makes this sequel different is that unlike the original, this movie will be a woman-centric film with Priyanka Chopra in the lead role as the tough cop. This is a testament to the rise of women as box office draws, but also the first example of a male centric action movie sequel having a woman as the lead star. Let’s hope the experiment is successful and we see many such movies in the future.
BAHUBALI: The beginning was one of the biggest hits not just of the year, but of Indian cinema. Such was its impact, that Corporate Citizen had dedicated an entire article to the making of the movie and its impact. This year, we shall witness the much awaited conclusion to the biggest multi-lingual crossover hit of Indian cinema. December 16 can’t come soon enough.
Apart from these, there are several high profile sequels in various stages of completion, such as DON 3, ROCK ON 2, SINGHAM 3, AASHIQUI 2, DABANGG 3
Houseful 3 is the third installment in the super hit comedy series. The first and the second films were super hits, but Akshay Kumar reportedly refused to work with director Sajid Khan again, so this time we have Sajid Nadiadwala at the helm. Starring Akshay Kumar, Abhishek bacchan and Ritesh Deshmukh, Houseful 3 is guaranteed to be a fun outing when it hits the screens in October.
Sequels are sometimes unevenly spaced, but this one takes the cake. The original Sunny Deol starring blockbuster Ghayal was a momentous blockbuster in 1990. Now, 26 years after the event, Sunny Deol is back to don the gloves of boxer Ajay Mehra. This time, Sunny is also behind the camera directing the movie along with acting in it. At nearly 60 years of age, if Sunny can pull off Ghayal Once Again, his movie career will get a much needed shot in the arm. Only time will tell if he manages to recreate the magic of his glory days or not.
When Hera Pheri released in 2000, it became a sleeper hit and struck box office gold. It inspired the makers to release a sequel in 2006, which did even more business. The talks of a third sequel have been on since then, but the project was delayed due to some conflict between the film’s producer Sajid Nadiadwala and Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty. Finally, the lead pair was replaced by John Abraham and Abhishek Bachhan , and the movie is all set to hit the theatres in August. The Hera Pheri brand is very strong, but will the movie have the same impact without its charismatic lead pair? We’ll soon find out.
By Neeraraj Varty
