It's the year of sequels!
Quite a few hit films have become franchises, and spawned installments.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the sequels coming up.
Housefull 4
Release date: October 25
Akshay Kumar takes over Diwali with a double role in Housefull 4.
He's not the only one, of course -- the entire lead cast has a double role in the film!
With Akshay's perfect 10 score, will Housefull give him his 11th consecutive hit?
The film is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, fresh from the success of Super 30 and Chhichhore.
The franchise has seen three hits already and with Riteish Deshmukh as the common element, the fourth seems set to win too.
Dabangg 3
Release date: December 20
Salman Khan's huge fan base is waiting with bated breath to catch Chulbul Pandey in action once again.
Dabangg 3 returns for a Christmas release and sees Salman reunite with director Prabhu Dheva after Wanted.
Swagat nahi karoge?
Mardaani 2
Release date: December 13
Rani Mukerji returns in her cop avatar with Mardaani 2.
Her character Shivani Shivaji Roy returns for a December release.
The writer of Mardaani -- Gopi Puthran -- will make his debut as director in its sequel.
Producer Aditya Chopra backs this dramatic thriller action affair.
Aaj Kal
Release date: February 14, 2020
So much has been read and spoken about Aaj Kal, the second installment of Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal.
The Valentine's Day release is special as it brings together the rumoured real life jodi of Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan.
Imtiaz Ali returns as director.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Release date: July 31, 2020
Kartik Aaryan is on a roll when it comes to starring in sequels -- he has three such films in a single calendar year!
After Aaj Kal, we will see him in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2.
The horror comedy has director Anees Bazmee calling the shots.
Baaghi 3
Release date: March 6, 2020
Tiger Shroff serves the third installment of Baaghi, with producer Sajid Nadiadwala going all out to ensure that it turns out to be the biggest of them all.
Director Ahmed Khan returns as director after Baaghi 2 while Shraddha Kapoor is its heroine.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
Release date: March 13, 2020
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan will see Ayushmann Khurrana push the envelope even further.
We wonder who the second lead will be.
Sadak 2
Release date: July 10, 2020
Sadak 2 sees Mahesh Bhatt return to direction.
His daughter Alia Bhatt leads the show along with Aditya Roy Kapur.
Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt will also return after their hit partnership in the original 1991 film.
Dostana 2
Release date: To be decided
Kartik Aaryan's third sequel for the year is Dostana 2.
Produced by Karan Johar, the film also stars Janhvi Kapoor and newcomer Lakshya.
Angrezi Medium
Release date: To be decided
Hindi Medium was a surprise success and we get to see Irrfan Khan return in its sequel, Angrezi Medium.
Kareena Kapoor Khan plays a key role but producer Dinesh Vijan and director Homi Adajania keep the cards close to their chest.
Commando 3
Release date: To be decided
Commando was a decent success and Commando 2 was just about fair, but producer Vipul Shah and actors Vidyut Jammwal and Adah Sharma take the franchise forward with Commando 3.
With another hard core action thriller in the offering, this one may just be the big hit Vidyut needs.
