Arshad Warsi is coming back to the Jolly LLB franchise. He will play lawyer Jagdish Tyagi, known to fans as Jolly, in the fourth film of the series. According to a report by Variety India, the film is expected to wrap shooting by January 2027.
The makers have not finalised a title for the film yet. The project is currently in the last leg of pre-production.
Jolly LLB 4 Is a Prequel, Not a Sequel
The fourth instalment will not continue the story from the earlier films. A source told Variety India that the film goes backwards in time instead of forward.
"The project is currently in the last leg of pre-production. And it's not taking the film forward. It's a prequel." — Variety India
Umesh Shukla will direct the film. This makes the fourth part a fresh chapter in the franchise, built around how Jolly's story began rather than where it ended.
Arshad Warsi Back in the Lead Role
Warsi played the central lawyer in the first Jolly LLB film. Akshay Kumar then took the lead in the second and third instalments. The fourth film marks Warsi's return as the franchise's main lawyer.
- Warsi returns as Jagdish "Jolly" Tyagi, the role he first played in the franchise's opening film
- Akshay Kumar led the second and third films, which focused on a different lawyer
- The fourth film brings the story back to Warsi's character
- The film is in the last stage of pre-production, with shooting expected to end by January 2027
Our Take: A Smart Move for the Jolly LLB Franchise
In our view, bringing Arshad Warsi back is the right call. He was the face that started this franchise, and fans have long wanted to see him in the courtroom again. Calling the fourth film a prequel is also a clever choice. It lets the makers explore Jolly's early days without being tied to the events of the later films.
To put it plainly, this is a franchise trying to reconnect with its roots. The second and third films worked with a bigger star in the lead, but the original Jolly belonged to Warsi. A prequel gives his character room to grow on screen in a way the earlier films never did.
The wait is long, though. With shooting expected to wrap by January 2027, fans will need patience before the film reaches theatres. For now, the news confirms one thing clearly: Jolly is back, and he is going back to where it all started.
