Akshay
Kumar
and
Paresh
Rawal
in
Hera
Pheri.
Akshay
Kumar
is
suing
Paresh
Rawal
for
Rs
25
crore
after
he
decided
not
to
act
in
Hera
Pheri
3,
reports
the
Hindustan
Times
newspaper.
Directed
by
Priyadarshan
and
produced
by
Akshay
Kumar,
Hera
Pheri
3
was
to
begin
shooting
but
Paresh
Rawal
bunged
a
spanner
in
the
works
and
abruptly
quit
the
film.
According
to
the
Hindustan
Times,
Akshay
Kumar
through
his
production
house,
Cape
of
Good
Films
has
issued
Rawal
a
legal
notice
claiming
Rs
25
crore
damages
for
alleged
unprofessional
conduct,
leaving
Hera
Pheri
3
in
a
lurch
after
signing
a
legal
contract.
Akshay
bought
the
rights
of
Hera
Pheri
from
Producer
Firoz
Nadidawala
and
decided
to
produce
Hera
Pheri
3,
the
third
film
in
the
franchise.
There
were
reports
stating
that
Rawal
quit
the
movie
because
of
creative
differences
with
Director
Priyadarshan.
Rawal
in
a
X
post
on
May
18
clarified,
‘I
wish
to
put
it
on
record
that
my
decision
to
step
away
from
Hera
Pheri
3
was
not
due
to
creative
differences.
I
REITERATE
THAT
THERE
ARE
NO
CREATIVE
DISAGREEMENT
WITH
THE
FILM
MAKER.
I
hold
immense
love,
respect,
and
faith
in
Mr.
Priyadarshan
the
film
director.’
Hera
Pheri,
starring
Akshay
Kumar,
Suniel
Shetty
and
Paresh
Rawal,
released
on
March
31,
2000
and
was
a
huge
hit.
Paresh
Rawal’s
character
—
‘Babu
Bhaiya
—
is
considered
one
of
the
most
impressive
comedic
roles
in
his
acting
career.
On
June
9,
2006,
Hera
Pheri
2
released
and
that
film
too
became
a
huge
blockbuster
with
Rawal’s
role
a
shining
highlight
in
the
film.
When
Rawal
tweeted
he
would
not
be
a
part
of
Hera
Pheri
3,
one
X
user
wrote:
‘Hera
Pheri
3
without
Babu
Bhaiyya
is
lassi
without
milk.’
