Veteran actor Paresh Rawal, who has delivered several remarkable performances throughout his career, continues to be best known for his portrayal of the iconic Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in the Hera Pheri series. In a recent conversation with Raj Shamani on his podcast, Rawal reflected on how the immense popularity of Baburao has often eclipsed his other acclaimed roles. He also expressed his frustration over the character being repeatedly portrayed in the same manner.
Paresh Rawal feels Hera Pheri’s Baburao hasn’t been explored enough; says, “I feel bad when intelligent people churn out the same thing”
Referring to an earlier statement where he admitted feeling confined by the success of his Hera Pheri character, Rawal explained, “What happens is that just to please people, you keep churning out the same thing. When Raju Hirani made Munnabhai MBBS, the same characters were seen in different backdrops, and people enjoyed watching that. When you have huge characters with a goodwill of 500 crores, why don’t you take a risk and fly? Why are you stagnant? My contention was to do the character in different ways because we have an audience for it. If you give up your own advantage, what’s the point? We should not just keep doing the same thing. Baburao’s role dominates over many other good characters I have played; it is more affable.”
He further added, “I am told Baburao is more popular than RK Laxman. I feel bad when intelligent people churn out the same thing. I am bored because of this. The character has a tremendous scope; you will believe everything Baburao says.”
Rawal also revealed that he has turned down several offers to play roles inspired by Baburao. “I have always said no to playing caricatures of Baburao. The demand keeps coming; everybody wants to cash in on it. Legally, it’s Firoz Nadiadwala’s property, so I cannot play the character legally in any other person’s film, so it’s a virtue out of helplessness.”
The actor is now set to reprise his beloved role once again in Hera Pheri 3. Although Rawal had briefly stepped away from the project due to creative differences, he has since rejoined the team. The film, which is scheduled to go on floors early next year, will also star Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty, who will return as Raju and Shyam.
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