Director Zoya Akhtar has confirmed that she is developing a potential sequel to the 2011 Bollywood film “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” with screenwriter Reema Kagti.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter India at the Monsoon Film Festival, Akhtar said they are working on the project but will proceed only if they find a suitable story for the characters at this stage of their lives.
“We are on it,” Akhtar said, adding that the sequel will depend on whether they can find the right way to revisit the characters.
Speculation about a sequel intensified after Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, and Abhay Deol reunited for a Yas Island advertisement in 2025. Akhtar said some viewers initially mistook the campaign for a film trailer.
Released in 2011, “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” follows childhood friends Arjun, Kabir, and Imran on a road trip through Spain for Kabir’s bachelor party. The film starred Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, and Deol, alongside Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin, and Naseeruddin Shah.
Akhtar directed the film, which was produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment.
Akhtar has not announced a release date or confirmed whether the original cast will return for the sequel.
