Mumbai: Actor Paresh Rawal’s perfect comic timing and memorable dialogues have fetched him several ‘Best Comedian’ and ‘Best Actor In A Comic Role’ awards.
The veteran’s iconic character of Baburao Ganpatrao Apte aka Babu Bhaiya in the 2000 blockbuster comedy film ‘Hera Pheri’ remains a benchmark to this day.
During a recent chat with fans on Rediff, when a user asked Paresh if he was happy to have won the best comedian award, the veteran quipped that he was the hero of ‘Hera Pheri’ and not an actor in comic role.
“Pareshji, I know you were angry about receiving the Best Villain award for Sir. Are you happy this time with the Best Comedian award?” asked the fan.
The actor replied, “Sir, I was not a villain. I was a character actor, but for Hera Pheri I was the Hero… but what the hell.”
Meanwhile, Paresh’s sudden exit from the third instalment of the film left his fans heartbroken.
Following the veteran’s exit, his co-star Akshay Kumar sent a legal notice to him claiming damages.
However, Paresh set the records straight by stating that he was not given a proper script and long-term agreement which made him leave the film.
Addressing this controversy at the trailer launch of ‘Housefull 5’, Akshay said, “I’ve worked with him since the last 30 years. 32 saal see unke saath kaam karte aya hoon. We are very good friends. He is a great actor. I really admire him. I don’t think this is a place where I am going to talk about it. Because, whatever has to happen, it is a very serious matter — it is a matter which is going to be handled by the court. I don’t think I’m going to speak about it here.”
Co-star Suniel Shetty expressed his shock upon learning about the actor’s exit from the film and said that ‘Hera Pheri’ cannot happen without Paresh.
Suniel told ANI, “It cannot happen. 100 per cent cannot happen without Paresh Rawal. It can have a 1 per cent chance without me and Akshay, but 100% can’t happen without Paresh ji. No, it doesn’t. Raju and Shyam, if they’re not hammered by Babu here, it doesn’t work.”
