Why Priyadarshan is not in Hera Pheri 3? Know the reason here!

Director Priyadarshan's film Hera Pheri ,which was released in 2000 has become a cult classic. The film was said to be a remake of the Malayalam film Ramji Rao Speaking (1989).A sequel to the film Phir Hera Pheri was also released in 2006. The third installment of the series was a long awaited one .

Firoz Nadiadwala claimed that the filmmaker left Hera Pheri incomplete , leading to a lot of stress. Talking to Bombay Times, Nadiadwala said, “Priyan shot a three-hour 40 minutes long film. Usne copy hamare haath pakdadi, and he left. He was not there for the editing, background score, or for the final mix. He was also not there for the dubbing, photo sessions, planning the publicity, or making the trailers. I sat for the edit with the late Neeraj Vora and the rest of the team. We cut down the film by one hour and 30 minutes. Today, when I look back, I am just thankful to Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Neeraj Vora, and Ahmed Khan (choreographer) because of whom we could complete the film."

Firoz Nadiadwala launched yet another allegation claiming that the filmmaker had kept him in the dark about selling the Hindi remake rights to another filmmaker in Punjab. “Literally 10 days before the film’s release, we got to know that a filmmaker from Punjab had the rights to the film. I rushed to Chandigarh for the settlement. I had to pay him whatever he demanded. I have proof of all this,” says the producer.

However, Priyadarshan denied this allegation and said, “How could I make a film as long as three hours and 40 minutes? It is a remake of a Malayalam film, and so, I knew what I was making. All these claims are false. The whole film was made in Chennai. It was mixed in my theatre. I completed the film and I gave the final copy to him."