Since the announcement of Amit Rai’s directorial Oh My God 2, fans were expecting to again witness the chemistry of Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal, but to everyone’s dissapointment, Paresh Rawal stepped down from the project.
A report in Bollywood Hungama revealed, “Paresh was definitely the first choice for Oh My God! 2, in-fact the makers had even started a conversation with him. However, the actor believed that he deserved money over and above his market value as he was the lead actor in the first part and was a major reason for its success. However, the makers felt that paying more would take the budget haywire.” The source added, “After multiple attempts to be on the same page, the monetary deal didn’t work out and eventually Paresh decided to part ways as he strongly felt that he deserved more than what he was offered.”
Earlier, Paresh Rawal told Bollywood Bubble, “I didn’t like the script so didn’t want to be a part of it. I don’t like making a sequel just to encash on the first part like we did in the case of Hera Pheri.”
The film is ready to release on August 11 and will clash with Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 at the box office.