Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; April 4, 2014)

Sajid Nadiadwala is planning to make the third installment in his hit Housefull series. The producer-turned-director is apparently in talks with writer duo Sajid-Farhad to direct this film. Nadiadwala, however, chooses to not reveal much right now. “You will know about it within a few days,” is all he’s willing to say right now.

But sources tell hitlist that the filmmaker has asked Sajid-Farhad to write the screenplay of the film; it may be pointed out that the duo had also written Housefull 2 for him.

A source says, “Nadiadwala is impressed with the writer duo and wants them to get into direction. Housefull 3 may not be their first directorial venture but the duo are quite excited about working with Sajid Nadiadwala.” Interestingly, the duo will be marking their directorial debut with the Akshay Kumar-starrer, It’s Entertainment, and is thus known to share a good rapport with the actor. Apart from Akshay, the other actor to be finalised is Riteish Deshmukh. Both Housefull and Housefull 2 were directed by Sajid Khan, but apparently Khan’s recent comment on resurrecting Akki’s career was not received too well by the actor.