Arshad Warsi to return to Jolly LLB franchise for fourth part, film to wrap by January 2027: Report

The Jolly LLB movie series is coming back with a fourth movie.Arshad Warsi, who plays the lawyer Jolly, will be back in the role.A report from Variety India says the film is being made right now and should finish filming by January 2027.The title of the movie has not been decided yet.

The fourth film will be directed by Umesh Shukla.

It is said to be a prequel, meaning it will show events that happened before the earlier movies.A source told Variety India, “The film is in the final stages of pre-production.It’s not continuing from where the last movie left off.It’s a prequel.”

This is the first time Arshad Warsi is back as the main lawyer since Akshay Kumar took over in the second and third films.

The movie is expected to come out in 2027, but no official date has been shared yet.

Jolly LLB 4 to revisit Arshad Warsi’s character

Arshad Warsi first played Jolly in the 2013 film Jolly LLB, which was written and directed by Subhash Kapoor.

The movie was a comedy about a small-time lawyer who takes on a big case, mixing legal action with humor and social messages.

Akshay Kumar then joined the franchise for Jolly LLB 2 and came back for Jolly LLB 3.

The third film, also directed by Kapoor, had both lawyers named Jolly, with Warsi as Jagdish Tyagi and Kumar as Jagdishwar Mishra.

Since the fourth film is a prequel, it might explore earlier parts of Jagdish Tyagi’s story.

But no details about the story or other cast members have been officially shared yet.

Will familiar faces return?

Saurabh Shukla, who plays Judge Sunder Lal Tripathi, is one of the actors fans might expect to see again.

The first film also had Amrita Rao, Boman Irani, Mohan Kapoor, and Sanjay Mishra.

It’s not clear if any of these actors, except for Arshad Warsi, will be part of the prequel.

The makers have not announced any more casting details.