Overview

• Rawal officially rejoined Hera Pheri 3 as Baburao Ganpatrao Apte, ending weeks of exit rumors and fan uncertainty.
• He denied any creative differences and described his earlier departure as a necessary fine-tuning among longtime collaborators.
• Rawal’s team returned the ₹11 lakh signing amount plus 15% interest to Cape of Good Films to resolve the breach-of-contract suit.
• Producers Sajid Nadiadwala, Firoz Nadiadwala, Ahmed Khan and Akshay Kumar played key roles in mediating the dispute behind the scenes.
• Filming is set to continue under Priyadarshan with Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal for a confirmed theatrical release.