‘OMG 2’ director Amit Rai responds to Paresh Rawal’s claim that the film is his idea and Akshay Kumar did not give him credit. Hindi movie news

After the veteran actor Paresh Rawal Recently claimed that he came up with the original idea for ‘OMG 2’ but was never credited for it, director Amit Rai has vehemently denied the allegations. Paresh said that he shared the idea of ​​the film with Amit many years ago and was disappointed that his contribution was not acknowledged when the film was finally made.Responding to the claim, Amit questioned the basis of Paresh’s allegations and maintained that the film was entirely his creation. “O kis tathya ke aadhaar pe ye ke rahe hai? He has to answer that first. He is merely claiming. Kehne ko toh o kuch vikeh sakte hai. O bade actor hai, I cannot go to an actor in his character and ask him why he is saying that,” Rai said in an interview to Hindustan Time. Comparing making a film to raising a child, Amit asserted that every phase of ‘OMG 2’ is his.“Jaha tak mujhe yaad hai ki, us film ka janak vi men hi hun, uska karta vi men hi hun, school vejene wala vi men hi hun or college vejene wala vi men hai hun. The proof is the screenwriters’ association certificate and the person who saw the script put the stamp with my name.”Asserting that he had no intention of disrespecting a senior actor like Paresh Rawal, Amit said the issue should ideally be resolved between the actor, the film’s producer and Akshay Kumar.“Yeh unki personal rai ho shakti aur uska jawab mujhe lagta hai ki unke aur production company ke beach me, unke aur Akshay sir ke beach me hoga. May film likhi hai aur bana di hai. Bohot jaldi jaag ge hai oo.”Paresh had earlier opened up about the issue during an interview with Vicky Lalwani, where he claimed that the idea for the film was sparked during his discussions with Amit Rai. According to the actor, he approached the filmmaker after appreciating his work in ‘Road to Sangam’ and wanted to collaborate on a new story.“I approached Amit Rai, the director of Road to Sangam, and asked him if he was planning another film. I admire him a lot. I told him, ‘I have an idea. Let’s sit down and write it.’ I told him I’m not a writer but I can give ideas and help spot where we’re going wrong because I understand a bit of screenplay. The story was about a boy who was caught masturbating, and a video of the incident went viral, making his life miserable. His father was a tourist guide at Khajuraho Temple. Amit advised him to become a part-time priest at the Mahakal temple.Paresh also revealed that he considered Ajay Devgan and Salman Khan But deliberately stayed away from going to Akshay Kumar for the role of the biker as he did not want the project to be seen as a sequel to ‘OMG’. He claimed that Amit later informed him that Akshay was interested in backing the project under the tentative title ‘OMG 2’.“I told Amit that I don’t want to go ahead with it. I told them repeatedly not to make it a franchise because it’s not one. But still they went ahead. I told him, ‘No. This is not the film I envisioned. God has no role in this story.’ He tried to convince me, but I stayed with the script from the beginning. That’s why I left.”Expressing his greatest frustration, Paresh complained that he received no recognition for his contribution.“The saddest thing is that I wasn’t even credited for the story or the idea. My name was never mentioned.”