Was Akshay Kumar Behind Paresh Rawal’s Return To Hera Pheri 3? Here’s What Producer Firoz Nadiadwala Says

‘Hera Pheri 3’ made the audience excited with the news of the OG trio, Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty, returning to the franchise. However, fans were left disappointed when Paresh Rawal announced his exit from Hera Pheri 3 and it also led to Akshay Kumar sending him a legal notice.

The much awaited comedy series Hera Pheri 3 is back on track, and the biggest reason for this is Paresh Rawal’s return to the film. He will once again be seen playing his memorable character ‘Baburao’.

In a conversation with Pinkvilla, producer Firoz Nadiadwala revealed that Sajid Nadiadwala and Ahmed Khan played key roles in mending the situation, “With love, respect, and kind guidance of my brother Sajid Nadiadwala, and also Mr Ahmed Khan, the Hera Pheri family is back together. My brother, Sajid, put in a lot of personal time and efforts, over several days to resolve the matter. We have a bond of over 50 years. Ahmed too put in a lot of personal efforts. So it is with the love and guidance of Sajid and Ahmed, that everything is now productive and positive.”

Firoz also credited Akshay Kumar for playing a crucial role in the reconciliation process, “We also have Akshay ji’s support. We both have shared a very good bond since 1996. He was very kind, loving, and affectionate in the entire process of sorting outthe issues. Priyan ji, Paresh ji and Suniel ji too were very supportive. We are looking for a good, happy movie now.”

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In a new interview with Himanshu Mehta on his podcast, Paresh Rawal confirmed the news himself.

He said laughingly, “Pehle bhi aane hi waali thi (Earlier too the film was scheduled to release), but it’s just that we had to fine-tune ourselves (laughs). After all, all of them are creative, be it Priyadarshan, Akshay or Suniel. They are friends for many, many, many years.”

Earlier, there were reports that the reason for leaving the film was creative differences, but Paresh Rawal denied it. He said that he was not interested in the character at that time. A Bollywood Hungama report also claimed that Akshay Kumar, who is also the co-producer of the film, had filed a case against Paresh Rawal and he had to return the advance amount with interest.

Akshay, Paresh and Suniel played the role of Raju, Babu Rao and Shyam respectively in the Hera Pheri 3 franchise.

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