EXCLUSIVE: Ekta Kapoor vs Raaj Shaandilyaa legal fight halts shoot of Akshay Kumar’s Bhagam Bhag 2; March schedule shelved : Bollywood News

Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bajpayee and Paresh Rawal were all set to begin shooting for the much-awaited Bhagam Bhag sequel from March 2, 2026 with a schedule in India and Lucknow. Nonetheless, Bollywood Hungama has exclusively discovered that the Bhagam Bhag 2 shoot has been scrapped on account of a legal tussle between Ekta Kapoor and Raaj Shaandilyaa.

A source informed Bollywood Hungama, “Ekta Kapoor has filed a legal case against Raaj Shaandilyaa for breach of contract. Raaj had signed a three-film cope with Ekta, and has now gone ahead to don’t one but two movies outside her banner. This has irked Ekta, as Raaj didn’t take an NOC from her, nor did he refund the advance taken to direct the third project under her banner.”

A legal notice was sent to Raaj, in addition to producers Ashwin Varde and Cape of Good Movies, to stall the shoot. “Seeing the complexities within the project, the producers decided to cancel the schedule until the legal issues are resolved. The film has, for now, gone on the back burner and could possibly be revived with a brand new director within the months to return. For the time being, all of the stakeholders are attempting to resolve issues.”

The dates of all three actors – Akshay, Manoj and Paresh have been released. “It was a 25-day schedule in March, and all of the actor dates at the moment are released. In-fact, there looms an actual uncertainty on the longer term of Bhagam Bhag 2, as an extended delay could also put the project on the backburner as all actors have already committed to multiple other movies from June onwards. Akshay was caught unaware of the legal hassles just days before the film’s shoot.”