The film industry is obsessed with film sequels with multiple sequels being announced and a few ready to be released soon.
However, some iconic films don’t need a sequel
Don (Hindi)
The first part of Don known as Don: The Chase Begins Again was released in 2006 with Shahrukh Khan as Don. Don (2006) was an official remake of a 1978 Hindi film with the same title that starred Amitabh Bachchan as Don. In 2006 Farhan Akhtar released his directional Don with Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra. Don (2006) was a blockbuster and received positive reviews.
In 2011 the second part of Don known as Don 2 was released with Shahrukh Khan reprising his role. The second part was too well received by the audience and the movie did pretty good business at the box office.
In August 2023 Farhan Akhtar announced the third instalment of the series as Don 3. However, Shahrukh Khan refused to do the film, and Ranveer Singh was announced as Don who will be succeeding Shahrukh Khan as Don. Post the mammoth success of Pathaan and Jawan, SRK is looking for something big and fresh.
The fans of SRK and the Indian audience felt that there was no need to bring the third part and that the makers should end the Don series with Don 2 itself. Many people on social media expressed their disappointment with Ranveer replacing Shahrukh Khan in Don. Though Ranveer in an interview promised to meet the expectations of fans as Don.
Don 3 is strictly a no from the audience. Though makers can continue their collaboration with Ranveer Singh and do the same film with a different title but not Don 3.
Dabangg (Hindi)
There is no doubt that Dabangg is one of Salman Khan’s most iconic characters. But the first part of the Dabangg series was released back in 2010. And it had opened to widespread popularity and remarkable success. Dabangg became one of the most iconic film characters in India.
But audiences no longer desire to watch such mediocre action films. The second part of Dabangg was released in 2012, again to positive reviews, and performed well at the box office.
But the third part of Dabangg which was released in 2019 received mixed reviews and performed decent at the box office. Dabangg 3 came after Salman Khan gave some major blockbuster hits like Tiger Zinda Hai, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, and Sultan. Salman Khan is among the biggest stars in the country. The audience no longer wants to see him doing such mediocre acting films. Even his last few mediocre films such as Radhe and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan received poor responses.
Even Salman Khan is keen to do high-budget action films that are shot in foreign areas. He is working with big directors and has signed a couple of big films such as A.R Murugadoss’s Next, Atlee’s Next, and Vishnu Vardhan’s Next. He has been signed by big production houses.
There is no need for another sequel to Dabangg nor do the fans of Salman Khan want him to do another Dabangg film. But the Dabangg series is preserved by Salman’s brother Arbaaz Khan so Salman might do Dabangg 4 for his brother.
Munna Bhai (Hindi)
Rajkumar Hirani is one of the best and biggest directors in the country. His debut directional Munna Bhai M.B.B.S released in 2003 had opened to international critical acclaim and widespread popularity. The film received an overwhelming response from the audience and performed extremely well at the box office. The film won several awards to its makers and star cast.
A sequel of Munna Bhai M.B.B.S titled Lage Rahe Munna Bhai was released in 2006 again to widespread critical acclaim and performed well at the box office. The film series mainly stars Sanjay Dutt as a local gangster and Arshad Warsi as his partner.
There is no doubt Munna Bhai is still a popular character among the Indian audience. But it is too late to make Munna Bhai 3 since the last part was released in 2006 and today it is 2024. The audience won’t be able to relate to the film anymore. It’s been nearly two decades.
But surely director Rajkumar Hirani should collaborate with Sanjay Dutt for another such comedy film with a new star cast and a fresh story. Rajkumar Hirani is known for directing some iconic and classic films such as 3 Idiots, PK, and Dunki. He has yet to taste a failure in his film career. All of his directed films are hit or blockbusters. He is highly regarded for writing, producing, and directing films with fresh and rare stories. Aamir Khan and Sanjay Dutt are two of his favorite actors with whom he often collaborates.
Gangs Of Wasseypur (Hindi)
The Gangs of Wasseypur film franchise is highly regarded as one of the greatest film series ever made in India. The film series received a cult following over the years and became highly popular all over the world. Part 1 and Part 2 of Gangs of Wasseypur are among the greatest movies of the 21st century. Gangs Of Wasseypur was originally made as a five-hour-long movie. But no filmmaker in this world would dare to release such a lengthy film. So, the film was converted into two parts. The first part was released on 22 June 2012 while the second part of released on 8 August 2012, just a month and a half later.
Even after a decade, Gangs of Wasseypur is still a popular film franchise. But certainly, there is no Part 3 coming nor the makers are interested in making another sequel. Gangs Of Wasseypur is a classic and the second part ended in a perfect role.
The film starred an ensemble cast of Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddique, Jaideep Ahlawat, Richa Chaddha, Piyush Mishra, Jameel Khan, Reema Sen, Huma Qureshi, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Pankaj Tripathi and Rajkumar Rao among others. The director Anurag Kashyap might make film another gangster film inspired by Gangs of Wasseypur but not the third part.