It's going to be Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn and Arshad Warsi in 'Total Dhamaal'

Indra Kumar is all set to start shooting for Total Dhamaal, the third installment in the popular comedy franchise. Sanjay Dutt and Riteish Deshmukh won’t be part of the franchise. Ajay Devgn and Anil Kapoor are expected to replace them. Arshad Warsi will continue to be a part of the series.

A source explains the casting change, “Discussions with Sanjay fizzled out, while Riteish is busy with his Marathi production Shivaji. Moreover, Indra wants to start with a fresh cast and concept. Anil (in Welcome), Ajay (Golmaal) and Arshad (Munnabhai, Dhamaal and Golmaal) are all part of successful franchises, so the makers (Ashok Thakeria and Indra) thought it would be wonderful to get the three together. Moreover, Anil (Beta) and Ajay (Ishq) have both delivered big hits with the director and are looking forward to working with Kumar again. Both actors have liked the script on principle, while Arshad is yet to hear it.” Other characters like those played by Jaaved Jaffery and Ashish Chowdhry may remain the same.

Certain formalities need to be worked out and so, Kumar and Thakeria are tight-lipped on the casting of TD, reveals a source.