2010 to be Year Of Sequels?

Next year may well be the year of sequels with most directors and producers ready to make Part 2 or Part 3 of their landmark films. Of course, the trend has already been set by Rohit Shetty and his Golmaal series, of which two are already out. The director is all set to begin work on the trilogy in the coming year, the cast of which will remain the same, except for the absence of Arshad Warsi from the sequel and the trilogy.

Another film which is dying to have a sequel is 'Mr India'. Producer Boney Kapoor is very keen on making a sequel which will star his wife Sridevi and brother Anil Kapoor. This time round he intends to rope in Salman Khan as well as a superhero. Priyadarshan made 'Hera Pheri' and gave us those loveable characters of Babubrao, Ghanshyam and Raju. But he had no hand in the sequel, 'Phir Hera Pheri' and now one hears that 'Hera Pheri 4' is on the cards and it will be directed by Anees Bazmee. And no we haven't missed Hera Pheri 3, just that the trilogy is being called 'Hera Pheri 4'. And that's not all, there is Farhan Akhtar's 'Don 2', Abbas Mustan's 'Race 2', Shetty's 'All The Best 2', and 'Agyaat 2' as well. One also hears that there may just be a 'Dhoom 3' as well. So that makes it almost a year full of sequels and trilogies. Bollywood has finally joined with Hollywood in the business of making sequels. It is after all, a matter of brand value. If it sells, then why not?