Filmmaker Rohit Shetty, known for successful Bollywood franchises like "Golmaal" and "Singham", feels people should not venture into making sequels just because a film does well.
He says finding a "right" story is of foremost importance.
Shetty and the "Golmaal Again" gang got together at the Jio MAMI Movie Mela here on Saturday.
Talking about the feasibility of sequels, Shetty said: "It depends on the audience.
You can't just take a sequel because the film had done well.
And nowadays sequels are made after twenty years.
I mean sequels are made of films which were made even before I was born.
"I think a film should do well on satellite, on television, and once the audience appreciates the film after months of its release, then only you should make a sequel out of it, and that too if you're getting the right story, not just to cash in on a title. "
Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade were a part of the panel discussion here ahead of the Diwali release of "Golmaal Again", the fourth instalment in the hit "Golmaal" franchise.
Arshad, who has been a part of the famous "Munna Bhai" franchise, also shared his opinion of sequels.
"If characters are liked, you can make a sequel out of it.
You can't make a sequel out of a good film. . .
You cannot make a sequel out of 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' which is a very good film, but you can make a sequel out of 'Golmaal' because everyone knows the characters.
"Even for that matter, 'Munna Bhai' was made into the sequel because of characters, " added Arshad, who played Circuit in the Sanjay Dutt - starrer series.
Ajay said: "When we started 'Golmaal', we didn't think of making a sequel, but once the movie started showing satellite value and we were sure that people wanted to see a sequel, that is when the second was made.
It worked and then the third and fourth were made. "
Shetty also hinted at a possibility of a fifth "Golmaal" instalment.
"Let the fourth release, let's see how people react to it and from there we will take it forward, " he said.
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