‘Hera Pheri 3’ can’t occur with out Paresh Rawal, says Suniel Shetty-OxBig News Network

Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal in ‘Hera Pheri’.
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The OG trio of Hera Pheri‘ — Raju, Shyam, and Baburao Ganpatrao Apte, aka Babu Bhaiya — has been liked by followers throughout the globe for over 20 years now. When Paresh Rawal, who performed the long-lasting Baburao Ganpatrao Apte within the movie, lately confirmed he wouldn’t be part of Hera Pheri 3, followers weren’t the one ones heartbroken.

Rawal’s sudden exit from the favored franchise was additionally an enormous blow to actor Suniel Shetty, who performed the calm and picked up Shyam within the traditional comedy. Suniel Shetty, whereas talking to ANI, expressed his “shock” over Rawal’s exit. He mentioned he was left “fully heartbroken” after listening to the information.

“I mean, it’s an absolute shock to me, and I’m here because I heard about it yesterday, and then today, I saw news stories confirming it. So, I need to call and find out. I’m completely heartbroken because if there was one film that I was looking forward to, it was Hera Pheri,” he mentioned.

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Suniel Shetty additionally mentioned he felt a 3rd instalment is hard with out ‘Babu Bhaiya’. ”It can’t occur with out Paresh Rawal. It can have a one per cent probability with out me and Akshay, however it may’t occur in any respect with out Paresh ji. Raju and Shyam, in the event that they’re not hammered by Babu, it doesn’t work,” he added.

Last week, Rawal posted a be aware on X (previously Twitter) to substantiate that he gained’t be a part of the third installment and clarified that his exit wasn’t resulting from any artistic disagreement. ”I want to put it on file that my resolution to step away from Hera Pheri 3 was not resulting from artistic variations,” he wrote on X, including, “I REITERATE THAT THERE ARE NO CREATIVE DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE FILMMAKER. I hold immense love, respect, and faith in Mr. Priyadarshan, the film’s director,” Rawal wrote on X.

Explaining the rationale behind his transfer, Rawal instructed Mid-Day, “I know it came as a shock to many. We three make a great combination with Priyadarshanji directing us, but the fact is that I opted out because today I don’t feel like a part of it.”

Directed by Priyadarshan, Hera Pheri was launched in 2000. It featured Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, and Tabu within the lead roles.  It was remade from the 1989 Malayalam movie Ramji Rao Speaking, directed by Siddique-Lal. The second half, which got here out in 2006, was directed by the late Neeraj Vora. It featured Akshay, Paresh, Suniel, Bipasha Basu, Rajpal Yadav, and Rimi Sen within the lead roles.