Akshay: Court Will Decide Paresh Rawal Dispute

IMAGE:
Akshay
Kumar
at
the

Housefull
5

trailer
launch.

Photograph:
Hitesh
Harisinghani/Rediff

Akshay
Kumar
has
broken
his
silence
on
the
squabble
around
the
keenly-awaited

Hera
Pheri
3
,

Fans
were
happy
that
they
would
get
to
see
the
film’s
hilarious
original
trio

Akshay
Kumar,
Paresh
Rawal
and
Suniel
Shetty

back
on
screen.

Rawal
decided
to
exit
the
film,
just
as
the
shooting
was
about
to
begin.

Akshay
Kumar,
who
bought
the
rights
for

Hera
Pheri
3

for
Rs
25
crore
(Rs
250
million),
blamed
Rawal
for
his
unprofessional
conduct
and


sent
him
a
legal
notice
,
demanding
monetary
compensation.

Director
Priyadarshan
said
he
was


“very,
very
hurt”

by
Rawal’s
behaviour.

IMAGE:
Akshay
Kumar,
Paresh
Rawal
and
Suniel
Shetty
in

Hera
Pheri
.

At
the
trailer
launch
of
his
upcoming
film

Housefull
5
,
Akshay
described
his
tussle
with
Rawal
as
a
“serious
matter”
and
clarified
that
it
would
be
“handled
by
the
court”.

“I
have
been
working
with
him
for
the
last
30
years.
We
are
very
good
friends.
He’s
a
great
actor
and
I
really
admire
him.”
Akshay
said
about
his
professional
equation
with
Rawal.

While
fans
are
expressing
their
disappointment
with
Rawals
decision,
an
online
hate
campaign
has
been
targeting
the
senior
actor.

Despite
their
professional
differences,
Akshay
said,
“I
wouldn’t
appreciate
that
people
use
words
like
‘foolish’
for
someone
this
senior.”


WATCH:
Akshay
Kumar
talks
about
his
dispute
with
Paresh
Rawal


VIDEO:
Afsar
Dayatar/Rediff