Updated 6 July 2025 at 16:14 IST
Don 3 starring Ranveer Singh was announced in August 2023, with Farhan Akhtar set to write and direct the latest reboot of the iconic 1978 movie starring Amitabh Bachchan. Farhan made Don (2006) and Don 2 (2011) with Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra and now. Ranveer will be the leading actor in Don 3: A New Era Begins.
While, updates on Don 3 have been scarce, with reports suggesting that Kriti Sanon has replaced Kiara Advani as the lead heroine due to the latter dropping out of the sequel due to her maternity, and Vikrant Massey essaying the villain, a new update suggests that the highly-anticipated film is set to go on the floors in January next. Farhan, meanwhile, has been busy with his upcoming movie 120 Bahadur as the leading hero, and after its release, expected to be in 2025, he will presumably shift focus on Don 3.
According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, Kiara has not been replaced and will shoot for the film in its new set timeline. “After that, Kiara Advani—who was signed on to replace Priyanka Chopra as the female lead—got pregnant. Farhan had to halt the film’s progress due to her changed circumstances," the report stated.
Reportedly, Priyanka may return to Don 3, with the threequel eyeing a late 2026 release. The franchise started after Excel Entertainment bought the rights to the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer 1978 film of the same name, written by veteran writer duo Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan. Don 3 marks a reunion between Farhan and Ranveer after they featured together in Zoya Akhtar’s 2015 movie Dil Dhadakne Do.
Get Current Updates on India News, Entertainment News, Cricket News along with Latest News and Web Stories from India and around the world.
Published 6 July 2025 at 16:03 IST