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Who can forget the 2006 blockbuster comedy film ‘Malamaal Weekly’? The jugalbandi of the villagers running after the lottery ticket made the audience laugh a lot. For quite some time now, discussions about its sequel i.e. ‘Malamaal Weekly 2’ have been going on in full swing on social media and in the streets of B-Town. Ever since veteran actor Paresh Rawal has confirmed the second part of the film, the excitement of the fans has doubled. Meanwhile, a big news had come out regarding the director of the film, on which ‘Badhaai Ho’ and ‘Maidan’ fame director Amit Sharma himself has completely put an end to it.

Is the command of ‘Malamaal Weekly 2’ in the hands of Amit Sharma?

For the past several days, this rumor was spreading like wildfire in the entertainment world that Amit Sharma is going to direct this much talked about sequel. But now Amit Sharma himself has come forward and rejected these reports outright and called them completely baseless. In an exclusive conversation with Hindustan Times, he clarified that he has nothing to do with this cult classic comedy sequel.

Director told the real truth of meeting Paresh Rawal

Clarifying his stand, Amit Sharma said, “There is not even an iota of truth in these viral news. I am not associated with the Malamaal Weekly 2 project in any way.” He further said that he wants to end the confusion being spread due to these unconfirmed and rumor-filled information. If reports are to be believed, a source revealed that there was a formal meeting between Amit Sharma and Paresh Rawal recently, but nothing was finalized regarding the script or direction of any film. Based on this common meeting, fake news about his direction was made viral on the internet.

Paresh Rawal has already approved the sequel

Even though there is still suspense over the name of the director, there is good news for the fans of Baburao i.e. Paresh Rawal. It is noteworthy that some time ago Paresh Rawal himself had confirmed in an interview that work on ‘Malamaal Weekly 2’ is going on at a fast pace. He had happily told, “Yes, it is absolutely true that I am doing this film.” Since his powerful statement, speculations are going on about the rest of the star cast and the director’s chair of the film.

Priyadarshan had created the first ‘Malamaal Weekly’, old memories will be fresh

Let us remind you that the original cult classic film ‘Malamaal Weekly’ released in 2006 was brilliantly directed by famous director Priyadarshan. In this film, there was a group of comedy legends like late Om Puri, Ritesh Deshmukh, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani along with Paresh Rawal. This film based on a dead man’s lottery ticket and the race to grab it had the audience drooling. Now that preparations for its sequel are underway, the audience is hopeful that they will once again get to see the same amazing comedy.

Some other big developments in the entertainment world

There are many other big news these days in Bollywood and TV industry. After 10 years of marriage, famous TV actress Divyanka Tripathi and Vivek Dahiya are going to become parents, and recently there was a huge gathering of stars at their baby shower in Mumbai. On the other hand, actor Ranveer Singh has emerged as the new ‘Badshah’ at the box office; His action film ‘Dhurandhar 2’ has made a historical record of being the first Bollywood film to earn Rs 1000 crore in India. At the same time, there was a huge crowd of Bollywood in Disha Sharma’s royal wedding, where celebrities like Jaya Bachchan to Kapil Sharma arrived and gave their blessings to the new couple.