Explainer: Was Akshay Kumar-Paresh Rawal’s friendship broken? Who said what and how did the fight end? Know the whole story

Akshay Kumar Paresh Rawal Friendship: In Bollywood, the pair of Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal is called the king of comedy. Both of them worked together in films like Hera Pheri, Phir Hera Pheri, Garam Masala, Bhagam Bhag, Welcome, De Dana Dan, OMG and made the audience laugh a lot. But for some time now, reports have surfaced that there has been a rift in their relationship. The reason for this became ‘Hera Pheri 3’ and the legal dispute related to it. Now Paresh Rawal has spoken openly on this entire matter and told what happened between him and Akshay.

The beginning of the pairing of Akshay and Paresh

Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal started working together in the late 90s and 2000s. Both of them worked together in many films, but got their real recognition from ‘Hera Pheri’ which came in the year 2000. In the film, Akshay Kumar played the role of Raju, Sunil Shetty played the role of Shyam and Paresh Rawal played the role of Baburao Ganpatrao Apte. Baburao’s character became so famous that even today his dialogues and memes keep going viral on social media. After this, both of them worked together continuously in many hit films. Their comic timing and screen chemistry with each other was greatly appreciated by the audience.

Are Akshay-Paresh actually friends?

By the way, the pairing of Akshay and Paresh Rawal is considered fantastic. But after the rift between the two, the biggest question being raised among the people is whether the two are actually as good friends as they appear on the big screen. So let us tell you that some time ago Paresh Rawal had denied this. He had said in an interview- ‘Akshay is not my friend, but my colleague.’ However, he also clarified that this does not mean that their relationship is bad. She said that friendship is a different relationship, whereas her relationship with Akshay is very professional and full of respect.

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The whole controversy started with ‘Hera Pheri 3’

The controversy regarding both of them increased when Paresh Rawal suddenly decided to leave ‘Hera Pheri 3’. At that time news came that he had distanced himself from the film. Fans were also surprised by this because it is difficult to imagine ‘Hera Pheri’ without Baburao. Meanwhile, a legal notice of Rs 25 crore was also sent to Paresh Rawal from Akshay Kumar’s production company. The allegation was that leaving the film caused damage to the project and was a breach of contract.

What did Paresh Rawal say now?

At the same time, in a recent interview given to Vicky Lalwani, Paresh Rawal has spoken openly on this entire controversy for the first time. He clearly said that his decision to leave the film was not because of Akshay Kumar. According to Paresh, the matter was completely related to contract and rights. He said that there were some legal aspects related to the ownership rights of the ‘Hera Pheri’ franchise and he could not give consent to the film without the necessary approvals.

Why did Akshay send a legal notice?

In the interview, Paresh Rawal also reacted to sending the legal notice received from Akshay Kumar. He said- ‘Akshay Kumar took this step out of emotions. Perhaps Akshay must have thought that how can he refuse me? For this reason they sent a legal notice. Paresh Rawal also said that he does not think there was any personal enmity in it. According to him, this was an emotional process and not a personal fight.

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Impact on personal relationships

When Paresh Rawal was asked whether work had any impact on the personal relationship between him and Akshay Kumar, the actor clearly denied this. He said- ‘Our dispute was only related to the film and contract. There was no personal dispute between me and Akshay nor have I ever had any problem in working with him. At the same time, let us tell you that when this controversy started, Akshay Kumar did not directly make public statements against Paresh Rawal.

Akshay had called Paresh Rao a friend

On one hand, Paresh Rawal had said that Akshay is not his friend but his colleague. But in an event, Akshay Kumar had said that Paresh Rawal is his good friend and he would not like to hear any negative comments about him. He also said that the matter is in the court, so he does not want to say much on it. Even later, he did not pursue this dispute publicly and chose the path through legal process only.

How did the reconciliation happen between the two?

After some time, Paresh Rawal had announced his return in Hera Pheri 3 and the matter was resolved through talks between the two parties. According to reports, Paresh Rawal also returned the signing amount and later the dispute between the two ended. After this he said that there was no bitterness in the relations and whatever misunderstandings there were were resolved. At the same time, this issue is once again in discussion because Paresh Rawal made it clear in the latest interview that the relationship between him and Akshay Kumar is not bad. He said that he considers the legal notice as an “emotional reaction” and today he has no resentment towards Akshay.

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