Fukrey 3 Might Revolve Around The COVID-19 Pandemic, Reveals Director Mrigdeep Singh Lamba
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By Lekhaka
Filmmaker
Mrigdeep
Singh
Lamba
says
he
is
toying
with
the
idea
of
touching
upon
the
COVID-19
situation
in
the
third
part
of
his
hit
franchise
film
Fukrey.
Lamba
said
like
the
previous
two
installments
Fukrey
(2013)
and
Fukrey
Returns
(2017),
the
third
one
too
will
be
high
on
entertainment
and
raise
a
social
message.
Farhan
Akhtar
and
Riteish
Sidhwani's
Excel
Entertainment
are
the
producers
of
the
franchise.
The
director
said
the
team
is
contemplating
to
talk
about
the
current
situation
of
the
pandemic
and
lockdown
in
Fukrey
3.
This
part
too
will
have
a
strong
message
that
people
will
take
away
and
it
will
be
delivered
in
a
humorous
way.
The
original
story
doesn't
mention
it
(about
COVID-19).
But
we
have
been
contemplating.
We
have
discussed
it.
We
need
to
be
careful
how
we
show
it
(COVID-1
situation)
it
shouldn't
seem
forceful,
Lamba
told
PTI.
He
further
said
if
the
team
is
unable
to
crack
an
idea
revolving
around
the
coronavirus
situation
for
Fukrey
3,
he
plans
to
make
a
full-fledged
film
on
it.
'We
are
toying
with
the
idea
to
do
(something)
on
COVID-19
or
the
current
situation
in
a
humorous
way.
We
will
definitely
do
something
about
it.
We
will
make
something.
We
need
to
crack
the
right
idea,'
he
added.
He
said
all
his
energies
focused
on
Fukrey
3.
'We
had
started
working
on
it
before
lockdown
and
now
we
connect
via
phone.
We
have
got
a
story
in
place
and
the
writing
is
almost
80
percent
complete.
We
are
working
on
the
screenplay,
which
is
almost
done.
Once
things
start
to
normalise
and
we
have
rules
in
place,
then
we
will
decide
how
and
when
to
take
it
ahead.
We
will
understand
the
ground
reality
before
going
on
floors.
The
production
was
earlier
slated
to
begin
by
October-November
but
nothing
is
certain
now,'
said
the
director.
The
film's
primary
cast,
including
Pulkit
Samrat,
Varun
Sharma,
Ali
Fazal,
Manjot
Singh,
Pankaj
Tripathi,
and
Richa
Chadda
is
returning,
he
said,
adding
that
there
would
be
new
additions
as
well.