Did Suniel Shetty just officially announce the sequel to 'Awara Paagal Deewana'? Says, 'Yeda Anna… phir se aa rela hai'

Suniel Shetty took to his social media to drop a post which has left the fans of 'Awara Paagal Deewana' excited. The 2002 film, starring Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, and Paresh Rawal, is one of the cult comedies of Bollywood and may soon be taking over the big screen with a possible sequel.

Suniel Shetty announces 'Awara Paagal Deewana 2'?

Suniel Shetty took to his Instagram account to drop motion images showcasing his hands with rings on each of his fingers having the letters 'YEDA ANNA'. In the caption, he wrote a fictional conversation between Yeda Anna and Chhota Chhatri (a character played by Johnny Lever in the film). It read, "YEDA - Arre oye…WO…WO WO… kiya kya??
CHHOTA CHHATRI - Wo…Kya Anna?
YEDA - Arre WO…WO hota hai naa…Jisme public nachti bhi hai…Roti bhi hai…Breakup bhi karti hai…Aur phir motivation bhi deti hai…
CHHOTA CHHATRI - Therapy Anna?
YEDA - Arre nahi re baba…WO …WO… jisme 15 second mein sab expert ban jaate hain
CHHOTA CHHATRI - AI Anna…AI seekhna hai aap ko!!!
YEDA - Arre tapli khaayega kya…WO kya hota hai WO…Jahan sab log aaj kal Hero bane hue hain!!!
CHHOTA CHHATRI - Instagram!!!
YEDA - Haan wahi!!...Jaldi daal apun ka video…Caption-vaption daal kuch solidd
CHHOTA CHHATRI - Haan Anna…
YEDA - Kya likha??
CHHOTA CHHATRI - Yeda Anna is back.
YEDA - Arre itna simple?? Likh…
Warning."

He concluded the caption, writing, "Is reel se hasi, nostalgia aur pagalpan ho sakta hai…Yeda Anna… phir se aa rela hai."

Check out the post here.




Rahul Dev, who played the villain in the movie, commented, "Yes!" on the post.

Fact check about Yeda Anna's return

According to several reports, Shetty will be making his return as Yeda Anna in his upcoming movie 'Welcome To The Jungle' and not with 'Awara Paagal Deewana 2'.

More about 'Welcome To The Jungle'

Directed by Ahmed Khan, the film is third instalment of the 'Welcome' franchise. The ensemble cast includes Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Zakir Hussain, Urvashi Rautela, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Lara Dutta, Rajpal Naurang Yadav, Arshad Warsi, Raveena Tandon, Yashpal Sharma, Aftab Shivdasani, Sayaji Shinde, Sudesh Berry, and Kiran Kumar. It is scheduled to release in theatres on June 26, 2026.

More about 'Awara Paagal Deewana'

Directed by Vikram Bhatt, the film featured Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Preeti Jhangiani, Aarti Chhabria, Amrita Arora and Rahul Dev. The movie was released in theatres on June 21, 2002.