I was angry with Arshad. Now it's all sorted out.

By Subhash K Jha

The comic director Rohit Shetty is caught in a tragic situation. Rohit Shetty quickly needs to decide if he wants to do the next Gol Maal film or the sequel to All The Best.

As if making the Gol Maal series (God rest Hrishida's soul in peace!) was not enough now Rohit Shetty is all set to turn All The Best into a sequel-franchise.

That's right. Shetty is already prepared to make All The Best 2. The decision was taken even before the first film in the series was released. And while the male cast will remain unchanged the ladies will keep changing in every film of the two series.

Says Shetty, "We saw the film earlier during the week before release. Everyone was completely taken up by the idea of a sequel. So I said, why not? I don't mind doing Gol Maal and All The Best films all my career if I want to. Making people laugh is not easy."

So which comes first? That's the dilemma.

Says Rohit Shetty, "Gol Maal 3 and All The Best 2 have only one thing in common. Ajay Devgn. By now the two of us are an inseparable team.

I can't dream of making anything without him. I've two ideas for the third part of Gol Maal and one for the sequel to All The Best. Whichever shapes up better, I'll go ahead with first.Gol Maal 3 will again have all the character caught in a situation in a house."

Gol Maal 3 will feature the same male cast including Arshad Warsi who had annoyed the Gol Maal team by expressing his displeasure over the length of his role in Gol Maal Returns.

Grins Rohit, "I was angry with Arshad. Now it's all sorted out. And I'll be narrating Gol Maal 3 to Arshad."

To Rohit Shetty goes the credit for holding the directorial franchise to two of the biggest 'brand' sequels of Bollywood. However the pressure to move to the next level of success is equally intense from both the brands.

Apparently in the wake of the ovation for All The Best, the Gol Maal producers Asthvinayak want Shetty to immediately start Part 3 of the ongoing series. Shetty's pal Ajay Devgn, however, feels another All The Best film is the need of the hour. Devgn who's part of both the Gol Maal and All The Best series is the producer of the latter, and also a close pal of Rohit Shetty.

Chances are, there might be a spillover and a crossover of cast and crew between Rohit Shetty's two brand 'sequels. Sanjay Dutt who has become a hot favourite with director Shetty and All The Best producer Ajay Devgan, may have a role in Gol Maal 3.

Adds Ajay Devgn, "Rohit and I do share a certain vibe. And yes we're in two minds about which to go into first. The script, gags, jokes and the overall comedy have to be funnier in the next film. We can't have repetitive gags in the All the Best and Gol Maal sequel. Then the audience will lose faith in the franchise."