When actor Paresh Rawal announced his exit from Hera Pheri 3, he left his co-stars, director and fans shocked. Although it was initially reported that Rawal decided to quit due to creative differences with Priyadarshan, both the actor and director confirmed that this was not true. In a recent interview, Kumar talked about Rawal’s untimely exit from the project and everything that has followed since then.
In an interview with Pinkvilla, the actor said, “Whatever is happening is happening in front of you. Keeping my fingers crossed. I hope everything goes well, and it will. That I know for sure.”
Paresh Rawal’s character Baburao, who plays a proverbial bridge between Raju (Akshay Kumar) and Shyam (Suniel Shetty) in the Hera Pheri films, will be deeply missed by fans.
Hera Pheri 3: What has happened so far
After Paresh Rawal announced his exit from Hera Pheri 3, Akshay Kumar, who is also serving as a producer of the film, decided to sue the actor for unprofessional conduct. His production company, Cape Of Good Film, decided to sue Rawal for Rs 25 crore, and the actor quickly put his own legal team to work. Rawal, who was reportedly going to be paid Rs 15 crore for the movie, returned his signing bonus of Rs 11 lakh with interest. But even though the amount was paid back, director Priyadarshan expressed his disappointment with the entire episode and told Mid-Day that Rawal could have “picked up the phone and told me before going to the media.”
His co-star Suniel Shetty also weighed in on his exit and revealed in an interview with India Today that he was completely out of the loop regarding Rawal’s decision. “Athiya and Ahan (his children) sent the news to me, asking, ‘Papa, what is this?’” And I was here doing my interviews, and I felt like, ‘Holy s***.’” He also told ANI that without Rawal’s presence, there is a 100% chance that the movie will not work.
Akshay Kumar, who is currently basking in the success of Housefull 5 at the box office, talked to the media about the situation while promoting the film. Despite suing Rawal and being distraught about his exit, Kumar defended his co-star when a reporter called Rawal’s actions “foolish” and said, “Let me first tell you that using a word like ‘foolish’ for my co-star is something I won’t appreciate.” He added, “It is not right. I have worked with him for the last 32 years. We are very good friends. He is a great actor. I really admire him.”
