10 sequels that have made audiences WAIT

Sadak 2 is set to release on OTT this month, and it joins a bunch of sequels whose original films released more than a decade ago.

Joginder Tuteja looks at such 'late' sequels coming up.

Sadak 2
29 years after 1991's Sadak

IMAGE: Alia Bhatt on the poster of Sadak 2.

Mahesh Bhatt directed daughter Pooja Bhatt opposite Sanjay Dutt in Sadak .

After almost three decades, he directs them once again along with his young daughter, Alia Bhatt.

One waits to see how the original story goes ahead now that Sadashiv Amrapurkar's iconic character Maharani is missing.

Hungama 2
17 years after 2003's Hungama

IMAGE: Pranitha Subhash, Meezan, Paresh Rawal and Shilpa Shetty on the poster of Hungama 2.

Priyadarshan cast Aftab Shivdasani, Akshaye Khanna and Rimi Sen in the comedy of errors, Hungama.

Priyan returns with Hungama 2 and the only actor retained from the original is Paresh Rawal.

Giving him company are Shilpa Shetty, Meezan and Pranitha Subhash.

Bunty Aur Babli 2
15 years after 2005's Bunty Aur Babli

IMAGE: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Sharvari, Rani Mukerji and Saif Ali Khan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Yash Raj Films/Instagram

Abhishek Bachchan enjoyed a hit with Rani Mukerji, and a sequel comes along, but without the leading man.

Instead, Saif Ali Khan has been roped in along with Sharvari Wagh and Siddhant Chaturvedi.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
14 years after 2007's Bhool Bhulaiyaa

IMAGE: Kartik Aaryan on the poster of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2.

Priyadarshan's horror film with Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan spawned a sequel with Anees Bazmee taking over the directorial reins.

Kartik Aaryan stars with Kiara Advani.

Kartik's look in the poster has been designed on the same lines as Akshay's in the original.

Dostana 2
13 years after 2008's Dostana

IMAGE: Kartik Aaryan, Laksh Lalwani and Janhvi Kapoor with Director Collin D'Cunha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Collin D'Cunha/Instagram

Dostana 2 arrives more than a decade after Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra entertained us in the Karan Johar production.

The sequel has debutant Laksh Lalwani with Janhvi Kapoor and Kartik Aaryan in a love story.

Ek Villain 2
8 years after 2013's Ek Villain

Photograph: Kind courtesy John Abraham/Instagram

Ek Villain turned out to be huge at the box office, taking one of the biggest starts ever.

The sequel has been announced, but it seems a new story will be told this time.

The new film stars John Abraham and Disha Patani.

Go Goa Gone 2
8 years after 2013's Go Goa Gone

IMAGE: The poster of Go Goa Gone 2.

Directors Raj and DK gave heir zombie movie Go Goa Gone a twisted sense of humour.

The sequel brings back Saif Ali Khan, Vir Das, Kunal Khemmu and Anand Tiwari.

Heropanti 2
7 years after 2014's Heropanti

IMAGE: Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon in Heropanti.

Heropanti made Tiger Shroff an instant star.

Between then and Baaghi 3 -- the last film which did well before the lockdown -- the actor has gathered a huge fan following.

Producer Sajid Nadiadwala has already announced a Heropanti sequel with Baaghi 3 Director Ahmed Khan and amazing action sequences have been planned for Tiger once again.