Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar did a great job in Oh My God! The movie created a lot of buzz and gained attention. Now, after years, the second movie of the franchise has started being worked upon. However, this time, the main leads will be played by Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam.
Paresh Rawal’s non-involvement stirred confusion and that is why fans were upset. A source then informed a leading daily Bollywood Hungama , “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, “Paresh then gave another proposal of entering into a profit-sharing deal, however, even that didn’t work out as there were multiple producers involved in the project. 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. It’s only after Paresh’s exit that the makers went ahead to sign Pankaj Tripathi. They are now confident that Pankaj Tripathi will bring in the much needed unique flavour to the story.”
The sequel is all set to be directed by Amit Rai.
