Among
all
the
memorable
characters
that
Paresh
Rawal
has
essayed
on
screen,
Baburao
Ganpatrao
Apte
from
the
Hera
Pheri
franchise
enjoys
a
huge
fan
following.
After
Hera
Pheri
and
Phir
Hera
Pheri,
everyone
has
been
waiting
with
bated
breath
for
the
makers
to
come
up
with
Hera
Pheri
3.
While
fans
are
hoping
for
a
new
sequel
of
the
cult
comedy,
Paresh
Rawal
in
his
latest
interview
stated
that
that
even
though
the
franchise
enjoys
a
massive
popularity,
he
is
not
keen
on
returning
to
essay
Baburao
Ganpatrao
Apte
on
screen
unless
the
story
is
good.
The
veteran
actor
told
ETimes,
"If
you
ask
me
honestly,
there
is
no
excitement
left
in
me
for
any
of
my
characters
unless
it
is
put
in
a
different
backdrop.
We
have
an
ideal
example
of
a
sequel
and
it
is
of
Munna
Bhai
MBBS
and
Lage
Raho
Munna
Bhai.
This
is
how
a
sequel
should
be."
He
added,
"If
I
have
to
do
the
same
thing
again,
usi
prakar
ki
dhoti
pehenke,
chashme
lagake
chalna
hai
(if
I
have
to
wear
a
similar
dhoti
and
walk
in
the
same
way
with
glasses)...
except
for
money,
of
course,
I
will
charge
a
bomb!
So
apart
from
money,
there
will
be
no
joy
for
me.
So
the
story
has
to
be
good.
If
we
are
coming
up
with
a
sequel
of
Hera
Pheri
after
so
many
years,
with
the
same
old
ghisa-pita
jokes,
it
will
not
work.
It
should
evolve
and
only
then
I
will
be
excited
about
it.
Otherwise,
wahi
chabaya
hua
niwala
firse
chabana
hai,
it
will
not
give
that
excitement
to
me."
When
asked
to
describe
his
co-stars,
Paresh
called
Akshay
a
'family
man'
and
Suniel
as
his
'3
a.m.
friend.'
In
2019,
Inder
Kumar
had
revealed
that
he
will
be
directing
Hera
Pheri
3
with
the
original
cast.
However,
there
has
been
no
update
on
the
same
since
his
announcement.
With
respect
to
films,
Paresh
Rawal
was
last
seen
stepping
into
the
shoes
of
late
Rishi
Kapoor
in
his
swansong,
Sharmaji
Namkeen.