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In his directorial debut Heyy Babyy, Sajid Khan had Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Fardeen Khan as his leading men. In his second directorial venture, Housefull, Akshay and Riteish were joined by Arjun Rampal. Now in the sequel of Housefull, it's John Abraham who would be sharing screen space with Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh.

Confirming the same, Sajid Khan says, "Yes John has been confirmed along with Akshay and Riteish for the sequel of Housefull. These are the only 3 names confirmed as of now; the rest of the cast is yet to be finalized."

When asked why John, Sajid says, "Why not John? When you see the film, you will get the answer to your question. On a serious note, it was a collective decision taken by us. Akshay and Riteish are very fond of him. He is a good friend of mine. This is the first time John will be working with Sajid Nadiadwala as well as with me. Besides John and Akshay shared great chemistry in Garam Masala and he fits the part perfectly in my film too."

The sequel of Housefull will be Sajid's next directorial venture post which he be directing a film for Vashu Bhagnani. "Yes…the sequel of Housefull goes on floors first in May-June 2011. Post that, I will be doing the film for Vashu Bhagnani."