'Paresh told me sorry for leaving HP 3,' says Priyadarshan

Paresh Rawal is finally back to the 'Hera Pheri' franchise after announcing his exit from the third installment of the film. Things have clearly not been easy when it comes to 'Hera Pheri 3', as there have been several glitches in the making.

Just when one thought that everything is finally falling into place, Rawal announced he no longer is a part of the film. Akshay's production house has bought the rights of the movie, and hence a legal action was taken against Paresh.Reacting to what happened and how things are sorted, Priyadarshan told Mid-day, "Both Akshay and Paresh called to say that everything is sorted. I was in shock when Paresh said, ‘Sir, I’m doing the movie’.

He added, ‘I have never had anything except a lot of respect for you. I’ve done 26 movies with you, and I’m sorry to have left the film. There were some personal issues.’ He said that Akshay, Suniel, and he met cordially and sorted it out.”Now that Rawal is back on board, Priyadarshan will finally start serious work on the script. He added, "Whatever I do, I cannot surpass Hera Pheri [2000]. The second part [Phir Hera Pheri, 2006] was bad; it was a copy of a Hollywood movie."

He said further, "Hera Pheri cannot happen without any of the three lead characters. Recently, on a flight, a diamond merchant and his family came to me and requested me to bring Paresh back.

They said they won’t watch the film otherwise.”There have been reports that Sajid Nadiadwala and Ahmed Khan were instrumental in this patch-up but Priyadarshan denied their involvement.Meanwhile, the same publication quoted a source saying, "Paresh’s stance initially softened when Akshay firmly defended him at the Housefull 5 trailer launch, where a journalist called the senior actor ‘foolish’ for leaving Hera Pheri 3. Then on Paresh’s birthday, Akshay called to wish him. The superstar told him that while movies will come and go, their friendship should withstand the test of time as they go back a long way.

After that, the two met along with Suniel (Shetty)."