# Elvish Yadav joins Malamaal Weekly 2 cast, shoot planned for November 2026 2026-08-13T09:47:26+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Bollywood Hungama reports that Riteish Deshmukh, Elvish Yadav, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav have been verbally confirmed as the male leads of Malamaal Weekly 2. Formal paperwork is under way, and production is planned to begin in November 2026. Amit Joshi will direct the sequel, which will tell a new story while retaining the original’s themes of poverty, greed and sudden wealth. Parineeti Chopra, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shirodkar are part of the female cast, the outlet reports. Hindustan Times reported Elvish’s announcement on X, where he called the film his acting debut and said he had a strong role rather than a cameo. Bollywood Hungama, however, describes Malamaal Weekly 2 as his second Bollywood outing after an upcoming action film with Tiger Shroff and Remo D’Souza. The 2006 original starred Paresh Rawal, Riteish Deshmukh and Om Puri. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - bollywoodhungama.com Tags: Bollywood debut, Elvish Yadav, Malamaal Weekly 2, Paresh Rawal, Riteish Deshmukh, YouTube to Bollywood Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/elvish-yadav-set-to-debut-in-malamaal-weekly-2/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/elvish-yadav-set-to-debut-in-malamaal-weekly-2/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.