In one of the biggest announcements of the day, Ranveer Singh was confirmed as the new Don in the franchise. After Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, he takes over the role

Ranveer is currently enjoying the success of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. It came as a double treat to his fans as the actor's look from Don 3 has unveiled

Akshay Kumar's association with the Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise ended with Kartik Aaryan's entry. He took over the role but with a twist

Fans of Akshay weren't happy with this move. However, Kartik clarified in various interviews that the intention was never to replace the superstar or fill his shoes

Nushrratt Bharuccha and Ayushmann Khurrana's pairing was loved by the audience in Dream Girl. While most of the star cast has been retained in the sequel, the actress is no longer a part of it

Ananya Panday has stepped in as Ayushmann's ladylove named Pari. While the core theme of the film is an extension of the prequel, the story has been modified

'Nomoshkar..ek minute' was probably one of the scariest dialogues in the history of Indian cinema. Saswata Chatterjee said it in Kahaani. He played the brief yet impactful role of Bob Biswas. In 2021, his character got a spin-off but he wasn't in it

In Bob Biswas, Abhishek Bachchan was roped in to play the titular role. This decision of replacing the actor who made the character famous didn't sit down well with many

Kajal Aggarwal made her Bollywood debut with Singham. Despite a successful launch, she was not retained for the sequel. Kajal's character Kavya was Ajay Devgn's girlfriend

Kareena Kapoor Khan was roped in to play Ajay Devgn's new ladylove in Singham Returns. She played the role of Avni. As Singham Again is in the making, it will be interesting to see whether Kareena will share the screen space with Deepika Padukone, who plays a female cop

Race is incomplete with Saif Ali Khan and it did reflect when Salman Khan replaced him in the 3rd film. Race 3 failed to live up to expectations

Saif played the lead role in Race 1 and 2. After a revamp, the franchise went to Salman. The film also starred Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Daisy Shah, and others

The curious case of Laxman was opened when Sharman Joshi was replaced by Kunal Kemmu in Golmaal 3 and Golmaal Again. Sharman might never return to the franchise

Kunal currently plays the role of Laxman in the film which was played by Sharman in the first installment. The reason behind his exit is still unclear

Abhishek Bachchan nailed the role of Rakesh Trivedi in Bunty Aur Babli. In 2021, the film got its official sequel. However, Abhishek wasn't a part of it

Saif Ali Khan stepped in as Rakesh Trivedi with Rani. The film streamed on Prime Video directly and also starred Siddhant Chaturvedi and Sharvari. It failed to come close to the prequel

Arshad Warsi played Jagdish 'Jolly' Tyagi in Jolly LLB in 2013. However, when the film got a sequel in 2017, he was replaced by Akshay Kumar

Now, in the third part, it is possible that Akshay and Arshad share the screen space. It will be interesting to watch them together in a good courtroom drama

Isha Koppikar Narang was Shah Rukh Khan's beloved lady in Don in 2006. Surprisingly, she was replaced by Lara Dutta in the sequel

Isha was disappointed. In an interview, she said, "I don’t know even I was expecting (to be a part of the sequel) but I don’t know what happened. They changed the entire...you know...it didn’t do very well in any case"