Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal have been working together in Hindi films for the last 30 years, and they have collaborated in more than 20 memorable and entertaining films. But this time, they are in the news for the wrong reasons.
Akshay and Paresh share a close bond and are considered best friends in the Bollywood industry. Their iconic franchise, Hera Pheri, was announced for yet another part. Akshay is the producer of the film and is also working as a lead in the movie. The fans were just waiting for the film to be released.
Scene from the movie Hera Pheri
Where It Went Downhill
But suddenly, on 16th May, Paresh announced that he was no longer part of the movie Hera Pheri 3. He explained that he’d left the project as he did not like the script and did not want to play such a character now. As a result, Akshay’s production company, Cape of Good Films, is suing Paresh for Rs. 25 crores for breaking the contract and leaving the film. The notice alleges Paresh had already started shooting for his iconic character Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in April, and all of a sudden, he left the film.
Akshay has allegedly mentioned in the notice that the senior actor has behaved unprofessionally. His production house will suffer a huge financial loss, and the film will have a negative impact because of Paresh’s unprofessional behavior. Paresh has apparently broken the binding nature of the contract.
Scene from the movie Hera Pheri
Why Did Paresh Quit?
Paresh Rawal has mentioned that he has no creative differences with Priyadarshan, the director of Hera Pheri 3, and he has huge respect and love for him as a filmmaker. A few months back, Paresh had also frankly spoken about Phir Hera Pheri and said that everyone associated was very confident about the movie, but the film did not shape up well. He would often tell the director of Phir Hera Pheri that the film looked overfilled with scenes that he didn’t find funny, especially the circus bit.
Paresh said that sequels should not just be made to hoard money but should be made with a lot of care. In his opinion, after the first part, the film lost the one thing that made it special- simplicity. Let’s see how this controversy ends with both Akshay and Paresh currently maintaining dignity. We hope all ends well and we see the trio united again.
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