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At this point the drama around the making of Hera Pheri 3 seems to have a more complicated and engaging plot than the actual movie. Amid Paresh Rawal’s exit and Akshay Kumar’s legal onslaught on him, Suniel Shetty still remains positive that the movie cannot be made without him, Akshay and Rawal reprising their roles as Shyam, Raju and Babu Rao. He even commented on how Kartik Aaryan was considered for a role, but he clarified that the actor was never going to replace the main characters and that it was never even a part of the discussion.
Shetty talked to Zoom about his career and the plans around Hera Pheri 3 while pointing out the importance the cast of the film holds when planning for a sequel. He said a few days before Paresh announced his exit from the film, “A film becomes iconic when the audience remembers the characters. This is not Suniel, Akshay, and Paresh; it was Raju, Shyam, and Babu Rao. Nobody can replace those 3 characters, and even when Kartik was considered for the movie, he was never going to replace Raju; it was for a different role altogether.”
Shetty credited the film’s success and its iconic status to the director and said, “It was because of someone like Priyadarshan; while we were shooting the scene, he would cut it the moment he felt he got what he needed, not a line extra and not an emotion more. These are the directors that the current generation is not seeing or not getting a chance to work with.”
Aaryan was considered for a role in the film, but just like Shetty, Rawal also clarified in a previous interview, that he was not there to replace Akshay for the role of Raju. Rawal told News18 that Kartik “wasn’t cut from the same cloth” as Raju and that he had a very different energy, which did not suit the character. While Akshay’s part in the film looks to be solidified, the makers now have an even bigger problem on their hands with Rawal’s exit. Since the actor announced his departure, the director and all his co-stars have come out in the media and admitted that they knew nothing about it. Akshay, who is also serving as a producer, decided to take the legal route and sue Rawal for damages worth Rs 25 crore.
Since the lawsuit, Rawal has returned his signing bonus from the film, and even though Akshay finds himself in quite a conundrum, he has maintained a professional stance and even called out the media in a recent press conference for using the word “foolish” to describe Rawal.
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