Actor Abhishek Bachchan hinted to his "Happy New Year" co-stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and director Farah Khan that it was time to make a sequel of their 2014 hit. Bachchan Junior posted a picture of a vehicle with "Nandu" written on it in Hindi. "Nandu" was the "Guru" actor's character name in "Happy New Year", which also starred Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Jackie Shroff. Abhishek Bachchan was last seen on screen in "Manmarziyaan", which also featured Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal.