Tanu Weds Manu film series is the most celebrated in Bollywood. The first film released in 2011 starring Kangana Ranaut and R Madhavan was well received by the audience leading to its second installment in 2015. Tanu Weds Manu Returns was a smasher hit at the box office and fans have been waiting for its third part. Now the producer Anand L Rai has spilled the tea about Tanu Weds Manu 3. After 9 years the filmmaker has shared the news while he even revealed that second part was not in plans initially.

In a recent interview with News18 Showsha, Anand L Rai said, “Tanu Weds Manu is a kind of franchise that demands a part three. The reason being, those characters are so beautiful, and they were played so beautifully by Madhavan and Kangana. Those characters became a little bigger than the story itself. With Tanu Weds Manu Returns, we introduced a new character, Datto. These characters are all asking for a third part. The minute we have a great story—the story that Tanu, Manu, and Datto deserve—we’ll go for it.”

Speaking about Tanu Weds Manu 3 story he is looking for, he added, ''What I really search for is a unique man-woman relationship. The dynamics in Tanu Weds Manu were different from Raanjhanaa, just as Raanjhanaa was different from Atrangi Re, and Atrangi Re is very different from Haseen Dillruba. As a director and producer, I feel the need to explore a new love story each time. I search for a certain kind of edginess. In Tanu Weds Manu, I showed a girl who drinks and smokes, and as a director, I didn’t judge her—and that’s why my audience didn’t judge her.''