Overview
- Rajkumar Hirani, who spoke Friday, said he and co-writer Abhijat Joshi are actively writing the sequel and that a lot of work remains on the script before any production is set.
- Hirani described the story as picking up roughly 15–20 years after the original with Rancho, Farhan and Raju now married with children and facing mid‑life crises.
- Aamir Khan has heard an early narration and expressed support for the idea, but both he and Hirani say the script still needs refinement and no shooting dates have been confirmed.
- Hirani explicitly denied reports of adding a new 'fourth idiot' or using the working title '4 Idiots' and left casting beyond the expected return of the core trio unannounced.
- The team has deprioritized their Dadasaheb Phalke biopic while they focus on this sequel, a cautious approach that reflects the original film's cultural weight and the makers' desire to get the story right.