Paresh Rawal has been making headlines after claiming that he had been the brain behind OMG 2. Although the movie starred and Pankaj Tripathi, it was his script that had initiated the whole idea.
He further got angry after being suggested that he wasn’t credited for it either. Now, Ashwin Varde is debunking that story.
Paresh Rawal Wasn’t Behind OMG 2
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Speaking with Pinkvilla, Ashwin Varde talked about how didn’t initiate and he didn’t leave it due to creative differences either. He claimed that it was made very clear that the movie cannot be made without Akshay Kumar.
“The accusations made by Paresh Rawal in a recent podcast pertaining to OMG 2 are shocking, untrue and unsubstantiated. These allegations leave me with no option but to publicly set the record straight. I would like to share my version of the journey of OMG 2, as it really happened.”
“When I first heard it, my immediate reaction was that this subject resembled the format of OMG totally. Then, Amit told me that he had written it in the OMG format because Paresh Rawal had asked him to stay as close to OMG as possible in terms of the narrative. Paresh had worked with him in his earlier film, ‘Road To Sangam’ and they both shared a good camaraderie. But I had a concern, OMG cannot be made without Akshay Kumar or his approval, since I was aware that the IP rights of the film belonged to him.”
“Amit had asked the same question to Paresh and Paresh had told him that the IP belonged to him (Paresh) and there was nothing to worry about. Though Amit still had reservations, Paresh informed him that even if OMG Part 100 had to be made, only you will write and direct it, suggesting that he was the film’s rightful owner. That’s why Amit went ahead and finished his script, which is entirely his own. The only difference was that the character of God (which was later played by Akshay Kumar) was that of a fakir.”
“That’s when it began clear to me what Paresh was trying to do. He was trying to make a version of OMG under a different name, which is unethical and unprofessional. It was trying to steal someone else’s creation and property, and use it under a guise. For me, that is nothing short of a theft.”
Moreover, Varde claimed that Rawal had been trying to make the movie under a different name and IP, although he suggested otherwise. “His was emphatic that this film cannot be OMG; he kept repeating that without giving any plausible reason. It became obvious after a point that he wanted to keep Akshay Kumar out from the project for reasons best known to him.”