Exclusive | OMG 2: Amit Rai questions Paresh Rawal's claims of not getting credit for film's idea: Kis aadhaar pe…?
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Oh My God 2 director Amit Rai has rubbished Paresh Rawal' s claims that the latter gave the idea of the movie but was not given the due credit. Amit has questioned the basis on which Paresh has made these claims.
Adding to this, Amit Rai has questioned Paresh Rawal's claims that OMG 2 was the star's idea. He tells us, "Wo kis tathya ke adhaar pe ye keh rahe hai? First he needs to answer this. He is merely making a claim. Kehne ko to wo kuch bhi keh sakte hai. Wo bade star hai, I cannot go up to an star of his stature and and ask why is he saying this."
Meanwhile, Comparing OMG 2, which is led by Akshay Kumar, to that of raising a child, Amit says "Jaha tak mujhe yaad hai ki, us movie ka janak bhi main hi hun, uska karta bhi main hi hun, school bhejne wala bhi main hi hun aur college bhejne wala bhi main hi hun." To proof of that is the certificate from screenwriter association and the stamp that is put by the person who sees the script. It has my name."
Notably, The filmmaker says that he doesn't wish to disrespect a veteran like Paresh but his claims need to be responded to by the producer of OMG 2.
As per the latest buzz, "Ye unki vyaktigat rai ho sakti aur uska jawaab mujhe lagta hai ki unke aur production company ke beech mein, unke aur Akshay sir ke beech mein hoga. Maine movie likhi hai aur bana di hai. Bohot jaldi jaag gaye hai wo," Amit concludes.
In further updates, In a recent interview with Vicky Lalwani, Paresh had shared that he met Amit with a story idea, which was about a biker guiding a father to fight for his son.
On top of that, “I had approached Amit Rai, the director of Road to Sangam, and asked him if he was planning another movie. I admire him a lot. I told him, ‘I have an idea. Let’s sit and write it.’ I told him I wasn’t a writer but I could contribute ideas and help identify where we were going wrong because I understand screenplay to some extent. The story was about a boy who gets caught masturbating, and a video of the incident goes widely shared, making his life miserable. His father was a tourist guide at the Khajuraho temple. Amit suggested making him a part-time priest at the Mahakal Temple,” Paresh shared.
The veteran star opened up that he even approached Ajay Devgn and Salman Khan for the biker's role but never Akshay because he didn't want it to be perceived as OMG 2. Paresh alleged that he was later informed by Amit that Akshay wanted to make the movie and tentatively title it OMG 2.
Source: Hindustan Times