Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal in ‘Hera Pheri’. , Photo Credit: IMDB
OG trio Hera Feri‘ – Raju, Shyam, and Baburao Ganpato Apte, aka Babu Bhia – has now been loved by fans around the world for more than two decades. When Paresh Rawal, who played the iconic Babura Gunpatro Apte in the film, recently confirmed that he would not be a part of it. Hera Feri 3Fans were not just heartbreaking.

Rawal’s sudden exit from the popular franchise was also a major setback for actor Sunil Shetty, who collected calm and Shyam in classic comedy. Suniel Shetty, while talking ANIExpressed his “shock” when Rawal exit. He said that after hearing the news, he was released “completely heartbroken”.
“I mean, this is a complete shock for me, and I am here because I heard about it yesterday, and then today, I saw the news stories confirmed. So, I need to call and find out. I am completely heartbroken because if there was a film that I was watching, it was, it was, it was, it was, Hera Feri,” He said.
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Sunil Shetty also said that he felt that the third installment is difficult without ‘Babu Bhia’. He said, “This cannot happen without Paresh Rawal. It can be a percentage of a percentage without me and Akshay, but it cannot be at all without Paresh ji. Raju and Shyam, if they are not mentioned by Babu, it does not work,” he said.
Last week, Rawal posted a note X (Twitter in the past) To confirm that it would not be part of the third installment and clarified that his exit was not due to any creative disagreement. “I want to put it on record that my decision is to remove Hera Feri 3 Was not due to creative differences, “he wrote on X,” I repeat that there is no creative disagreement with the filmmaker. I have a lot of love, respect and faith in the film’s director Mr. Priyadarshan, ”Rawal wrote X,
Explaining the reason behind his step, Rawal told Mid -day“I know it came as a blow for many people. The three of us made a great combination with Priyadarshan who directed us, but the fact that I chose because today I don’t feel a part of it.”
Directed by Priyadarshan, Hera Feri Was released in 2000. It included Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Tabu in the lead roles. It was remake with the 1989 Malayalam film Ramji Rao speaks, Siddi-Halle directed by Siddi, The second part, which came out in 2006, was directed by the late Neeraj Vora. It featured Akshay, Paresh, Sunil, Bipasha Basu, Rajpal Yadav and Rimi Sen in the lead roles.
Published – May 20, 2025 06:45 pm IST