Priyadarshan reacts to Firoz Nadiadwala's accusations of him abandoning Hera Pheri midway: "Why are you talking about it now?"

It had been just a few days since Firoz Nadiadwala had made some grave accusations against director Priyadarshan. Not only did he claim that Priyadarshan left Hera Pheri midway, but also accused him of asking the cast to not be a part of the sequel. Now, Priyadarshan has reacted to it.

Talking to HT, Priyadarshan retorted, “I’ve nothing against anyone. The so-called incident happened 20 years back. Why are you talking about it now? And why should I say that I didn’t do this, or do that,” Priyadarshan tells us, adding, “I did that movie and went on to do many more films. I’m sitting on the 95th film of my career. If I had such behaviour, I wouldn’t have been in the industry.”

Talking to ETimes, he added, “Suniel Shetty, who is like family to me, suggested that I should consider doing the film. So, we met Akshay Kumar, too, and I felt like giving it a nod. In fact, Firoz and I were supposed to meet as well, but that never happened. Then I heard that they had roped in Abhishek Bachchan and then finally, the film didn’t get made. I share a cordial relation with everyone, why will I ask anyone to not do the film? I continued to work with Akshay, Suniel, and Paresh on other projects. I have also met Firoz and we have had cordial talks before. I have nothing against anyone. During my latest film promotions when the media asked me if I was directing Hera Pheri 3, I said that I am not interested in directing it. I personally don’t believe I will be able to do justice to the sequel, so why will I even consider it? It is as simple as that! I don’t know what has irked Firoz. Maybe it is his anger and frustration at being unable to make Hera Pheri 3.”

Well, Priyadarshan did put forward some fair points indeed. What do you think?