Unlike
the
first
two
installments,
the
third
installment
of
Saheb
Biwi
Aur
Gangster
franchise
failed
horribly
at
the
box
office
and
filmmaker
Tigmanshu
Dhulia
believes
the
film
didn't
work
due
to
wrong
casting.
The
film
franchise
deals
with
betrayal,
ambitions
and
greed
at
the
backdrop
of
a
royal
family
in
Uttar
Pradesh.
The
series
also
featured
Jimmy
Sheirgill
and
Mahie
Gill
as
a
royal
couple,
with
a
new
gangster
in
each
installment.
The
first
two
films
featured
Randeep
Hooda
and
Irrfan
Khan
as
the
gangsters,
while
the
third
part,
which
released
last
year,
had
Sanjay
Dutt
playing
the
part.
The
director
said
one
of
the
reasons
why
the
threequel
failed
to
click
with
the
audiences
was
that
the
core
essence
of
the
franchise
was
missing
from
it.
"We
deviated
from
the
original
soul
of
'Saheb
Biwi
aur
Gangster'.
That
film
was
not
balanced.
There
was
Jimmy,
Mahie
and
then
Sanjay
Dutt.
So
the
balance
was
wrong," said
Tigmanshu.
Tigmanshu,
however,
said
that
the
casting
of
Dutt
was
wrong
from
their
end
and
it
was
not
the
fault
of
the
star.
"I
could
not
have
changed
the
leads
because
they
are
in
continuity,
it
is
the
gangster
who
always
changes.
It
is
not
Sanjay's
fault.
The
casting
from
our
side
was
wrong."
The
filmmaker
is
not
deterred
by
the
failure
of
the
third
part
and
would
continue
to
take
the
franchise
forward.
"I
will
return
to
the
franchise
for
sure.
Just
because
the
last
one
didn't
work,
it
does
not
mean
that
it
will
be
shelved.
I
have
kind
of
learnt
from
my
mistakes."
The
director
said
he
is
currently
working
on
his
next
and
will
soon
make
the
announcement.