ABCD 3 - Ranveer, Sushant, or Shahid Might Replace Varun!

Director/choreographer Remo D'Souza is apparently set to take the "ABCD" franchise forward with a third installment, but Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor aren't in the frame this time. The makers are looking for artistes with bigger star power, and Ranveer Singh is one of the names being considered for the lead.

The filmmaker is working on two ideas simultaneously and intends to take "ABCD 3" to greater heights. "While both Varun and Shraddha had shown keen interest to act in ABCD 3 and while the makers were satisfied with their performances in the sequel, they want to cash in on the moves and chemistry of a fresh pair," a source told DNA. Shahid Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput are excellent options in this case, reports the daily.

Interestingly, this report contradicts a statement that Remo had given last year while attending the "ABCD 2" success bash. He said he would make the third one with Varun and Shraddha. "Right now we are all in to 'ABCD 2'. I am shooting something else, Varun is shooting something else and so as Shraddha. So once we three are free from our other commitments, we will make 'ABCD 3,'" IANS quoted him as saying.

He also said that the third edition would by all means happen, but the pressure was on them to make it bigger and better in every sense. He told Rediff that when he had first decided to make the sequel, he knew it had to be "ahead" of the first one. "One has to keep taking the franchise forward. Or else there is no point in doing sequels," he added.

"ABCD 2" was a blockbuster and collected Rs. 105.74 crore at the Indian box-office.

[1 lakh = 100,000 | 1 crore = 10 million | 100 crore = 1 billion]

The third installment of the franchise will feature different actors

ABCD 3 is currently being planned. An insider reveals that the lead cast will be a fresh pair. The first part had newcomers, the second featured Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor and for the third, the makers want to cast a pair with more star power.

Says a source, "Director-choreographer Remo D'Souza is working simultaneously on two story ideas, to take the franchise to a whole new level. While both Varun and Shraddha had shown keen interest to act inABCD 3 and while the makers were satisfied with their performances in the sequel, they want to cash in on the moves and chemistry of a fresh pair."

Adds the source, "Some names in the fray are Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, and Sushant Singh, who are all expert dancers."

They can dance too -

The leading lady of the film also needs to be a good dancer. Shraddha Kapoor's effort showed. These girls can do a bang up job

Who: Parineeti Chopra

Why: Totally uninhibited on the dance floor

Who: Kriti Sanon

Why: She has a dancer's body

Who: Alia Bhatt

Why: A natural on the dance floor