20 February,2021 07:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian
Aamir Khan in PK
While fans have been eagerly awaiting news on the third instalment of Munna Bhai, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra may be doling out another successful franchise. The filmmaker, who had collaborated with Aamir Khan to deliver the blockbuster, PK, says he will take the story forward in good time. "We will make the sequel. We had shown Ranbir [Kapoor's character landing on the planet] towards the end of the film, so there is a story to tell. But Abhijat [Joshi, writer] has not written it yet. The day he writes it, we will make it," he says.
The 2014 runaway hit, also featuring Anushka Sharma and the late Sushant Singh Rajput, saw Khan as an alien who lands on Earth and loses the device that helps him communicate with his spaceship. Told through the curious eyes of the protagonist, the satire questioned religious divide and archaic beliefs, and had won wide acclaim upon its release. Knowing well that film franchises can be a money-spinner, the producer asserts that he is driven by powerful stories over financial gains. "We are not in the business of making money, we are in the business of making cinema. If making money [was our goal], by now, we would have made six to seven [instalments of] Munna Bhai, and two to three [editions of] PK. We seek joy, happiness and peace over a few crores."
