I wrote OMG-2, didn’t even give credit: Paresh Rawal’s claim – There was no sequel, Salman-Ajay had to take it, if Akshay liked the script then things got spoiled

Amid the controversy with Akshay Kumar over Hera Pheri 3, Paresh Rawal has claimed that he wrote the script of the film Oh My God 2, but later it was changed and he was not even given credit. When Vicky Lalwani asked Paresh Rawal in the interview the reason for not doing the film Oh My God 2, he said – ‘I had done Road to Sangam with Amit Rai (director). I am his fan. So I asked him if he had thought of doing anything else. I told him that I have an idea, let’s do it together. ‘The idea was that a boy was caught masturbating, his video went viral, it was becoming a joke. His father is a tourist guide of Khajuraho. But Amit thought of showing his father as the priest of Mahakal also. I sat and discussed this with a sexologist friend for 5 hours so that this idea does not appear vulgar. Wanted to cast Salman-Ajay further, Paresh Rawal said, ‘Then we added such a character of a biker or a person selling goods, who will come for 4-5 scenes in between and go away after giving knowledge. I went to Ajay Devgan for the role of a biker, I also went to Salman Khan. If I had gone to Akshay, I would have felt that Oh My God 2 is being made. Went to Vipul Shah and also had a meeting. Later I got a call from Amit that something had gone wrong. I asked ‘What happened?’, then he said, ‘They are taking interest in this film.’ When asked who, he said- ‘Akshay has to do a film.’ Paresh Rawal further said, ‘Amit had unknowingly or foolishly written OMG 2 on this script. While we had to do an out-of-the-box idea like OMG, it wasn’t OMG 2. They took the script from Amit. I told Amit that this is not a franchise. But I can’t quarrel with you. Akshay wanted Paresh Rawal to do a film. Paresh Rawal has told that Akshay came to him and asked him to do a film, but he refused. On this, Paresh Rawal said- ‘If this was a sequel, I would definitely have done the film, would have taken the money after printing it, and would have also taken credit for the story. Sadly, I didn’t even get credit for the story. I am not a storyteller, but the idea of ​​the story was Paresh’s, no such credit was given. Paresh further told that Akshay Kumar knew that he wrote the story. Karan Johar also knows, Somen Mishra, Ashwin Varde also know. Salman Khan also knew. Amit Rai himself directed OMG 2. After Paresh Rawal’s departure from the film, Amit Rai himself directed the film based on his script. The credit for the story was also given to Amit Rai. In this, Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam were in lead roles. This film was released in 2023 and was a hit, which is the sequel of 2012 film OMG. The Censor Board had made many changes in the film.



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