BIG update about Ajay Devgn’s Golmaal 5, Rohit Shetty film to be fantasy comedy with female villain, this actor to make his comeback

The fifth film in the fan-favorite Golmaal franchise will be a fantasy comedy and will feature a female villain. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the comedy ensemble franchise started with Golmaal: Fun Unlimited in 2006, followed by its sequel Golmaal Returns two years later, followed by Golmaal 3 in 2010 and Golmaal Again in 2017.

Starring Ajay Devgn, the series revolves around a group of mischievous, aimless friends named Gopal (Devgn), Madhav (Arshad Warsi), Laxman (Shreyas Talpade, Sharman Joshi and Kunal Khemmu) and Lucky (Tusshar Kapoor) who get into absurd, chaotic situations. Ajay, Arshad, Shreyas, Kunal and Tusshar are all set to reunite with Sharman, who appeared in the first episode of Golmaal, for the new film.

“The fifth episode will be a fantasy comedy. We have locked all the male leads. All the main guys including Ajay, Arshad, Tusshar, Shreyas, Kunal are returning and this time even Sharman will join them. Also Johnny Lever, Ashwini Kaleskar, Mukesh Tiwari, Sanjay Mishra and all these guys will be there,” an insider told PTI.

“We are still on the hunt for the female lead opposite Ajay Devgn. We are in the discussion stage. We are yet to decide on two more meaningful characters; one is a villain and the other is a funny gangster type character. This story has been written in such a way that the negative character will be (played by) a woman,” the insider added.

Some recent reports have claimed that Kareena Kapoor Khan will be returning to the comedy franchise after starring in Golmaal Returns and Golmaal 3. Kareena also worked with Rohit Shetty in Singham Returns (2014) and Singham Again (2024). His step-daughter Sara Ali Khan, who worked with Shetty in the 2018 cop comedy Simmba, will also reportedly make her debut in the Golmaal series.

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