With every film of his, not only is Emraan Hashmi going up the pedestal of popularity, but also teaming up with directors of repute. With his latest <em>Ghanchakkar</em>, helmed by Raj Kumar Gupta in which he stars opposite Vidya Balan nearing completion, Emraan Hashmi is teaming up with Priyadarshan for a thriller.

Who can forget the unique combo of Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal in Priyadarshan’s Hera Pheri. Not only was the film a super hit, but the combo was well appreciated so much so that they were repeated in the film’s second version Phir Hera Pheri, Venus’ De Dana Dhan and Vikram Bhatt’s Awara Pagal Deewana. The latest is that if things go according to plans, they will be back with the third installment of Hera Pheri. As per industry sources work is in progress for Hera Pheri 3 and also the dates of Akshay and Paresh are already in place.

It is not often that a hit combo comes back to make yet another super hit. Paresh Rawal and Nana Patekar are coming back together in Percept Pictures’ Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal (KDM) directed by Priyadarshan all set to hit the marquee on 28 September. “Nana has a very unusual role in the film. He normally sets the screen afire with his dialogue delivery but this time it is his silence that will score,” remarks Paresh.

Shreyas Talpade got the biggest surprise of his life when director Priyadarshan had a treehouse constructed for him at Wai where he was shooting for <em>Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal</em> produced by Percept Pictures. So much did he fall in love with the treehouse, that the star yearned to have it constructed for himself. He casually mentioned it to Priyadarshan and the next day it was all done. “The next morning when I woke up, I was shocked to see a treehouse being constructed for me. I was touched that Priyan Sir took so much pain to make my one dream come true,” divulged Shreyas.

If things fall in place, Akshay Kumar will star in Priyadarshan's much-awaited film based on AIDS. Earlier, Aamir Khan was to act in the film but things did not work out. Confirming the actor’s interest in doing his film, Priyadarshan said, "Akshay knows the subject. I have not given him the script yet. We may go with Akshay and if not him then newcomers will be roped in.