Mumbai: Following Paresh Rawal’s sudden exit from ‘Hera Pheri 3’, Akshay Kumar sent a legal notice to the actor through his production house, Cape of Good Films.
Paresh, who is yet to respond to the notice, has been given a week’s time to pay damages of Rs 25 crore.
Amid the ongoing tension, Pooja Tidke, Joint Managing Partner of Parinam Law Associates, told PTI that the production house is still optimistic about Paresh’s return to the project.
“I think there will be severe legal consequences. It’s of course hurt the franchise. We have written to him letting him know that there are a lot of legal consequences involved. There have been expenses incurred towards the cast, towards the crew, towards leading senior actors, logistics equipment, and shooting of the trailer,” Pooja said.
She continued, “Thereafter, there were contracts entered into the shooting for the trailer. In fact, there was some portion of about three-and-a-half minutes of the film itself that had been shot. Suddenly, a few days ago, we received a notice from Paresh ji saying that he is no longer associated with the film and doesn’t want to be associated with the film. So it’s taken everybody by shock and surprise, of course.”
“There’s reputational damage involved for the actors that are committed to the film, the franchise as a whole, and of course, there’s a great deal of disappointment among the audience. So, we’re optimistic that things work out, but as of now, we’re facing legal issues,” Pooja concluded.
Meanwhile, Suniel Shetty told E24 that Paresh has agreed to meet him and discuss the reason behind his abrupt exit from ‘Hera Pheri 3.’
