Paresh Rawal's Shocking Revelation About His Role As 'Baburao' In 'Hera Pheri', Says, 'Gale Ka...'

Paresh Rawal, a veteran actor, is one of the most popular faces in Bollywood. From Oh My God to Hera Pheri, Paresh Rawal has won millions of hearts. The 'Baburao' character played by him in Hera Pheri is the fan favourite. There are millions of memes all around the internet involving the iconic characters of Hera Pheri, 'Baburao Ganpatrao Apte', played by Paresh Rawal, 'Raju', played by Akshay Kumar and 'Ghanshyam', played by Sunil Shetty. Everything was going well, but Paresh Rawal’s shocking revelations about his 'Baburao' character role in a recent interview are now making the headlines.

Paresh Rawal reveals that he feels suffocated by the 'Baburao' image

In a recent interview with Lallantop, Paresh Rawal made a shocking revelation about his iconic character, 'Baburao Ganpatrao Apte'. Paresh Rawal was seen playing 'Baburao' in both the films, Hera Pheri (2000) and Phir Hera Pheri (2006). The actor recalled how he literally begged the directors, Vishal Bhardwaj and R. Balki, to break the 'Baburao' image of his. Speaking of the same, Paresh said:

“My Hera Pheri role is a gale ka fanda. I went to Vishal Bhardwaj in 2007 after in 2006 Phir Hera Pheri released. I told him, ‘I want a release from the image that has been set by this film.’ I asked him to give me a role in the same get-up but a completely different role. I’m an actor, mujhe fasna nahi hai aise daldal mein. But Vishal told me I don’t do remake of characters. Then I went to R. Balki in 2022 with the same request. I asked him to give a different character in the same get-up. I told him, ‘I feel suffocated. I feel happy, but it ties me down. I want liberation from this. This is very bad.”

Paresh Rawal shared his thoughts on making film sequels

In the same interview, Paresh Rawal shared how the film sequels carry the same backdrop and shade of the established characters also remains the same. He specially mentioned the sequels made are not like Lage Raho Munna Bhai, the sequel of Munna Bhai MBBS where the established character’s shade is different in the sequel. He also shared that mental lethargy may be one of the reasons why the newness doesn’t come up with the film sequels. Speaking of the same, he said:

“You cook up the same thing when you make sequels after sequels, not like Lage Raho Munna Bhai was to Munna Bhai MBBS where you take characters in a different direction. Everybody wants to encash on sequels but do something different with the character that has Rs 500 crore worth goodwill. Why not fly with it? But there’s mental bankruptcy or mental lethargy. I’m doing the sequel because I don’t want the film to get stuck but there is no happiness.”

Paresh Rawal’s professional achievements

Paresh Dahyalal Rawal, a.k.a Paresh Rawal, was born on May 30, 1950, in Paliad, Gujarat. He completed his schooling at the Lion’s Juhu High School. Then, the veteran actor completed his Bachelor's degree from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics. In 1984, Paresh made his debut with the film, Holi, starring Aamir Khan. The legendary actor mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

In 1994 the actor won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. In the 2000s, Paresh started playing comic roles. The legendary actor gave many hits, including Hera Pheri, Welcome, Oh My God, Hungama and more. Coming to his personal front, Paresh Rawal married Swaroop Sampat, the winner of the 1979 Miss India contest in 1987. The duo had a hush-hush wedding. However, the couple is now proud parents of two kids, Anirudh and Aditya.

What do you think of Paresh Rawal's revelation about his character 'Baburao' from Hera Pheri and Phir Hera Pheri? Let us know.

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