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Johnny Lever says Hera Pheri 3 ‘won't be fun' without Paresh Rawal: 'I feel that they should...'
Johny Lever, who is also part of Hera Pheri 3, says that there won't be fun with Paresh Rawal and opined that he should do the film read more
Following Paresh Rawal's exit from Hera Pheri 3, a major controversy erupted over his unprofessional behaviour. While co-star and producer Akshay Kumar has sued the actor for taking the advance payment of Rs 11 lakh and leaving the film midway, Rawal returned the fee with 15 per cent interest and accused him of not delivering the screenplay of the movie.
Now Johny Lever, who is also part of Hera Pheri 3 , says that there won't be fun with Paresh Rawal and opined that he should do the film.
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'Mujhe lagta hai ki kar lena chahiye unko film, baithke baat karein, matter solve karein kyunki fans bohut miss karenge Paresh ji ko film mein, maza nahi aayega na waisa unke bina. To baat karke solve karlena chahiye, meri nazar mein to yahi sahi hai (I feel that they should do the film, sit and talk, solve the matter, because fans will miss Paresh ji a lot. It will not be fun without him. So they should talk and solve the matter),' said Johny while talking to Zoom.
Johny also shared how he was approached for the movie and said, 'Mujhe bhi Hera Pheri ki dhamki aa chuki hai, ki aap booked ho (Even I've received the Hera Pheri warning – that I'm already booked).'
Akshay Kumar spoke about his feud with Paresh Rawal at the Housefull 5 trailer launch and shared, 'Jo bhi kuch hai I don't think this is a place where I will talk about it because it is a very serious matter. It is a matter which is going to be handled by the court so I don't think I am going to speak about it here.'
Speaking to the same publication, Suniel Shetty also seconded Johny's opinion and said, '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.'
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