'Force 3' shoot halted as a massive crowd disrupts John Abraham and Harshvardhan Rane in Gujarat

Production for the highly anticipated action-thriller 'Force 3' is officially underway in Gujarat, but it hasn't been without high-octane drama off-camera. Just days into the first schedule, lead actor Harshvardhan Rane and franchise veteran John Abraham were surrounded by an overwhelming crowd of eager fans, temporarily halting filming.Excitement boiled over on the set of John and Harshvardhan’s shoot when eager fans crashed a crucial scene, throwing the crew into chaos. The ‘Sanam Teri Kasam’ actor posted a video of the mess. It shows Rane gently pleading with the crowd to quiet down, hands pressed together in respect. They heed his request right away, allowing production to pick up without an obstacle. Sharing the video on his Instagram stories, Rane wrote, "FORCE3 Shoot Gujarat. Apologies to the sound department, direction team and the local production team… and to minnakshidas simaabrahmi.”Harshvardhan kicked off the Gujarat schedule for the highly anticipated drama with a pooja ceremony earlier this month. He shared the moment with Instagram fans by posting a video of himself conducting the pooja and invoking divine blessings before filming began. In the caption, he wrote, "May the FORCE 3 with us (Trishul emoji) Dir by bhav.dhulia. Written by simaabhashmi 1st schedule in Gujrat (sic)."Rane was seen wearing a grey long-sleeved t-shirt and blue jeans. He kept it casual with sunglasses.‘Force 3’, an upcoming Bollywood action-thriller from producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah and director Bhav Dhulia, is currently shooting in Gujarat as of March 2026. John Abraham returns as ACP Yashvardhan, joined by Harshvardhan Rane and Tanya Maniktala. The film, set for a 2027 release, is the third in the ‘Force’ franchise after ‘Force’ (2011) and ‘Force 2’ (2016). John has reportedly bought back the franchise rights to align it perfectly with his original vision.