Overview

• Paresh Rawal exited Hera Pheri 3 in May, calling his Baburao role a “gale ka fanda” and expressing a wish to avoid typecasting.
• Cape of Good Cinema filed a Rs25 crore lawsuit against Rawal, citing financial losses from his abrupt departure.
• Rawal has repaid his Rs11 lakh signing advance with 15% interest but has not signaled a return to the project.
• Suniel Shetty warned the sequel “cannot happen” without Rawal’s Baburao, while Kumar said he is “keeping his fingers crossed” and believes “everything will go well.”
• Despite their dispute, Kumar and Rawal recently wrapped Priyadarshan’s horror-comedy Bhoot Bangla, and Kumar is set to portray Lord Shiva in the Telugu fantasy Kannappa on June 27.