The year 2014 started with a big bang for the newly wed John Abraham , as he started with his blissful marital life with Priya Runchal and he also got to sign two films sequels that rocked at the box office earlier.
The filmmaker Firoz A. Nadiadwala recently signed John Abraham to play one of the leads in the upcoming film ' Hera Pheri 3 '. Nadiadwala has also roped in John for another film 'Awara Paagal Deewana 2'. ' Hera Pheri 3 ' is the third installment of the 2000 release ' Hera Pheri ' that featured Akshay Kumar , Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal . ' Phir Hera Pheri ' was the second installment of the series.
Co-incidentally, the original flick ' Awara Paagal Deewana ' also featured Akshay Kumar as one of the leads in the film. The 2002 release ' Awara Paagal Deewana ' starred Suniel Shetty and Aftab Shivdasani . So, in a way, it can be said that John has replaced Akshay in both the flicks now. Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty are expected to star in ' Hera Pheri 3 '. The female lead will be played by the model Sakshi Chaudhary, ' Hera Pheri 3 ' being her debut film. And 'Awara Paagal Deewana 2' will star John Abraham , Suniel Shetty and Aftab Shivdasani . Reportedly, the script of 'Awara Paagal Deewana 2' is ready now and has been handed over to Nadiadwala.