5 Movies In Which The Lead Actors Were Replaced When They Lost Their Charm

There are many films that have been seen in Bollywood which was liked by the audience, keeping this thing in mind, its second part was made but the main cast has been changed in it. Many examples follow this saying Old Is Gold Hota Hai and they made the second part of the film which became a huge hit. At the same time, those who took any other lead artist in the second part, the audience did not like it much. So today we will tell you about the top 5 films in which the main cast was changed and the film did not do as well as the first part of the film did.

1. Welcome Back- Akshay Kumar was replaced by John Abraham

Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif starrer Welcome was released on the big screen in 2007 and were one of the biggest hits of that year. The film also starred Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor in lead roles. The comic timing of the characters of this film was well-liked by the people. Seeing the success of the first part, the second part of this film was released on the big screen in 2015. Although John Abraham was seen playing the lead role in place of Akshay Kumar in this film, however, the audience was disappointed with John replacing Akshay.

2. Jolly LLB – Akshay Kumar replaces Arshad Warsi

Both the parts of the film were good and were hits. Fans were disappointed with the news of Akshay Kumar replacing Arshad Warsi in the second part of the Jolly LLB series. Although the performances of both Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi were well-liked. The first part of Jolly LLB was released in 2013 and the second part was released on the big screen in 2017. Both these films have been directed by Subhash Kapoor.

3. Dedh Ishqiya – Madhuri Dixit replaces Vidya Balan

Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, Ishqiya was released on the big screen in 2010. Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah appeared in the lead roles in this black comedy film. The film was well received by the audience and the performances of these actors were also praised. Because of this, the film proved to be a hit. After this, in 2014, the second part of this film was made under the name Dedh Ishqiya. In this film, the makers replaced Vidya Balan with Madhuri Dixit. At the same time, the story of the film was also weak and due to this, Dedh Ishqiya flopped. This film was also directed by Abhishek Chaubey.

4. Bunty Aur Babli 2- Abhishek Bachchan was replaced by Saif Ali Khan

The first part of the film Bunty Aur Babli was released in 2005. The film was one of the biggest hits of that year. It starred Rani Mukerji and Abhishek Bachchan in lead roles. At the same time, the second part of this film was released after a long time in 2021. In this film, he was seen playing the lead role with Rani in place of Abhishek. However, this film flopped. The first part of the film was directed by Jahan Shaad Ali. While the second part was directed by Varun Sharma.