Actor John Abraham is all set to join the veteran Anil Kapoor and Govinda for the sequel of Deewana Mastana. Directed by David Dhawan, the original film that starred Anil, Govinda, and Juhi Chawla in lead roles was released in 1997.
The actors made an announcement sort of on the set of dance reality show Nach Baliye 9. Making the announcement of the sequel, Anil Kapoor said, “Since Govinda and I have met after a long time, I would like to announce Deewana Mastana 2. This time we will have John Abraham too.”
Govinda said, “Anil Kapoor is one of the most genuine people I have met and worked with in my life. He is my senior and I always looked up to him, but I was very scared to talk to him. Anil was always so cordial that he never made me feel any different from him.”
Actress Raveena Tandon, who had a special appearance in the original film, has also been reported to be playing a pivotal role in the sequel.
Anil and John came to the dance reality show to promote their upcoming film Pagalpanti which is directed by Anees Bazmee. Interestingly, Anees also wrote Deewana Mastana. The film also had a cameo of Salman Khan opposite Juhi Chawla. This was the only time where they were paired together.