‘Refused Munna Bhai MBBS role due to arrogant Vidhu Vinod Chopra,’ reveals Paresh Rawal: ‘VVC ignored people he started with after becoming successful’

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Reasoning out why they were there at every show, Paresh said that everytime they would work on their script, the play would undergo certain improvisations, and team PK had to return to ensure they made notes of what was being said to not say the same. “Any new dialogue, they came and checked. Both are very good people, despite staying with Vidhu Vinod Chopra for so long,” said Paresh, who explained why he felt rather dismissive about the 12th Fail director.

“He is someone who started ignoring the people he started off with, especially after becoming big in his career,” said Paresh, who also revealed that he was almost cast in Munna Bhai MBBS in the role, which was made memorable by Boman Irani. “I was supposed to do Munna Bhai. We were discussing remuneration, and in my head, I wanted Rs 15 lakhs. Vidhu also offered the same number, but the way he said ‘I’ll give you 15’ miffed me. I asked for Rs 50 lakhs, and decided to not budge from my want just to not take arrogance from anyone,” said the National award-winning actor, who went on to play the same role in Chiranjeevi’s Shankar Dada MBBS, the Telugu version of Munna Bhai MBBS. He also played a pivotal role in Sanju, which was backed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

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Pointing out that it wasn’t a question of money, but manners, Paresh said, “Artistes are built differently. If you place a hand on my shoulders, and ask nicely, I will do a film for even one rupee. But, if you throw around attitude, I won’t accept a role even if I’m paid in crores.”

Paresh, who was last seen in the film, The Storyteller, has an interesting lineup of releases, including Housefull 5, Bhoot Bangla, Thama, and Hera Pheri 3.