Salman Khan, Fardeen Khan and Anil Kapoor-starrer No Entry is a memorable comedy film of Bollywood. In 2019, producer Boney Kapoor confirmed the sequel with Arjun Kapoor and Varun Dhawan. Later, Diljit Dosanjh also joined the cast. However, at a recent interview, producer Boney Kapoor addressed the casting changes and admitted that not having the OG trio is their loss.
Boney Kapoor on missing OG trio in No Entry sequel
Speaking about replacing the entire star cast of No Entry 2, Boney said, “Yeh humara loss hai that we could not retain the same star cast. (We’ve changed the entire star cast. So it’s our loss that we couldn’t retain the original cast). We waited for almost 8–10 years but somehow things didn’t happen. We will miss them. And now we are trying to give a fresh start with a younger lot of actors. But at the same time, we will miss Salman, we will miss Anil and Fardeen. They were the original three boys in No Entry. And they were most loved.”
Reflecting further on the long wait and eventual change, Boney added, “Waqt beet gaya wait karte karte… gaadi aage nikal gayi. Ab ye pachhtaawa hoga ki same setup nahi hai.” (Time passed as we waited, the train has moved on. Now, there will always be this regret that the original setup isn`t there.)
Praising the original trio, he said, “Salman is a fantastic guy, Anil is a fantastic guy, brother and actor. Fardeen is one of the best people I’ve known in the industry. I will miss them. But somehow, we’ve moved on, and let’s hope the decision proves right.”
Earlier, Boney Kapoor told Zoom that his brother, actor Anil got angry after learning about the new star cast of No Entry 2. The producer added that the latter wanted to act in the sequel too, however, there was no space left for him.
About No Entry franchise
No Entry (2005), directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Boney Kapoor, was a Bollywood comedy blockbuster featuring an ensemble cast including Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Esha Deol, Lara Dutta and Celina Jaitly. The story revolved around extra-marital affairs and chaos.
