Akshay Kumar breaks silence on Paresh Rawal's exit from 'Hera Pheri 3': 'Whatever is happening...'

The official announcement of Hera Pheri 3 cheered all cinegoers as they were excited to see the iconic characters of Raju (Akshay Kumar), Shyam (Suniel Shetty) and Baburao (Paresh Rawal) on the big screen. However, the sudden exit of the latter shocked and disappointed everyone.

Now, filmmaker Priyadarshan, who was supposed to direct  _Hera Pheri 3_  , revealed that Akshay Kumar had tears in his eyes when he came to know about Paresh Rawal’s exit.

And the actor said in a recent interview with Pinkvilla, “Whatever is happening is happening in front of you. Keeping my fingers crossed. I hope everything goes well, and it will. That I know for sure.”

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What Priyadarshan said

“All our contracts were signed. Ten days ago, Suniel, Akshay, and Paresh shot a scene and the IPL [Indian Premier League] teaser. It was only after we unanimously agreed to do Hera Pheri 3 that Akshay bought the franchise’s rights. Akshay had tears in his eyes when he asked me, ‘Priyan, why is Paresh doing this to us?’ Akshay shouldn’t suffer financial losses because Paresh walked out on a whim. I understand that he will have to take whatever action is required,” Priyadarshan told Mid-Day.

The filmmaker also told that he didn’t stop Paresh and added, “I didn’t try to stop him because he never told me that he was leaving the project. When I tried calling him, he texted, saying, ‘Please don’t call me. This is my decision and it has nothing to do with you.’ He also wrote that we should work together again. With me, Akshay has never cut down anybody’s role. He does not interfere with a director’s vision at all.”