Reports of Kartik Aaryan changing Akshay Kumar as Raju in Hera Pheri 3 had dissatisfied followers to a terrific extent. Many folks together with Suniel Shetty had expressed shock over Akshay stepping down from the favored comedy franchise. And now, if the most recent reviews are to be believed, not Kartik however Varun Dhawan was the primary option to play Raju however he refused the position.
According to Bollywood Hungama, Anand Pandit and Firoz Nadiadwala had first approached Varun with the Hera Pheri 3 provide. Both needed Varun to step into the footwear of Raju due to his comedian timing. The two producers had additionally requested David Dhawan to direct the movie with son Rohit Dhawan. But Varun politely refused the provide out of immense respect for Akshay Kumar who has made the Hera Pheri franchise a blockbuster.
“Varun has tremendous respect for Akshay Kumar and didn’t want to use the not-so-good equation between Akshay and Firoz, to climb the ladder of stardom. Hera Pheri 3 is a sure-shot blockbuster, but Varun stepped out of the film out of respect for Akshay. His father, David Dhawan also felt the same,” a supply was quoted as saying by the leisure portal, including that Varun and his father David conveyed this to Firoz and Anand about their choice.
The makers at the moment are looking out of the director after bringing Kartik onboard. It was being reported that director Anees Bazmee has been approached to take up the seat of the director. But nothing has been finalised as of now.
Hera Pheri was first launched in 2000, which was directed by Priyadarshan. It starred Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal. The film is a remake of 1989 Malayalam movie Ramji Rao, which itself was impressed by the 1971 TV film See The Man Run.
The first instalment, Hera Pheri, revolves round two tenants, Raju and Shyam and a landlord Baburao, who in determined want of cash, likelihood upon a ransom name through a cross connection. The second installment, Phir Hera Pheri launched in 2006. It additionally featured Bipasha Basu, Rimi Sen, Johnny Lever and Rajpal Yadav. The central plot attracts inspiration from the 1998 movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
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