After veteran actor Paresh Rawal Director Amit Rai recently claimed that he came up with the original idea for OMG 2 but it was never credited, a charge he has vehemently denied. Paresh has said that he shared the concept for the film with Amit years ago but was disappointed that his contribution was not acknowledged when the film was finally made.Responding to the allegations, Amit questioned the basis of Paresh’s accusations and insisted that the film was entirely his creation. “Wo kis tathya ke adhaar pe ye keh rahe hai? First he needs to answer the question. He is just making a claim. Kehne ko to wo kuch bhi keh sakte hai. I am an actor and I cannot go up to an actor like him and ask him why he said that,” Rai told Hindustan Times in an interview. Comparing creating a film to raising a child, Amit asserted that every stage of OMG 2 belonged to him.“Jaha tak mujhe yaad hai ki, usa film ka janak bhi main hi hun, uska karta bhi main hi hun, school bhejne wala bhi main hi hun aur College bhejne wala bhi main hi hun aur College bhejne wala bhi main hi hun. The proof is a certificate from the Screenwriters Guild and a seal from someone who has read the script. It has my name on it. “It has my name on it.Amit stressed that he had no intention of disrespecting veteran actors like Paresh Rawal, but said the issue was best addressed by the actor, the filmmaker and Akshay Kumar.“Ye unki vyaktigat rai ho sakti aur uskaajawaab mujhe lagta hai ki unke aur Production Company ke beech mein, unke aur Akshay Sir ke beech mein hoga. Maine movie likhi hai haiaha hain aurhota.Paresh had earlier opened up about the matter in an interview with Vicky Lalwani, where he claimed that the idea for the film stemmed from his discussions with Amit Rai. According to the actor, he approached the filmmaker to collaborate on a new story after admiring his work in Sangam.“I went to Amit Rai, the director of ‘The Road,’ and asked him if he was planning another film. I admired him so much. I told him, ‘I have an idea. Let’s sit down and write it.’ I told him I was not a writer, but I could contribute ideas and help make sure we had What an idea. Let’s sit down and write.’ I told him I wasn’t a writer, but I could contribute ideas and help identify where we were going wrong, because I was kind of holding onto the story and making his life miserable online. His father was a tour guide at the Khajuraho temples. Amit suggested making him a part-time priest at the Mahakal temple. “Paresh further revealed that he had considered Ajay Devgn and Salman Khan Akshay Kumar was cast in the role of a biker, but Akshay Kumar was deliberately avoided as he did not want the project to be seen as a sequel to “OMG”. He claimed that Amit later told him that Akshay was interested in backing the project, tentatively titled ‘OMG 2’.“I told Amit that I didn’t want to go ahead with it. I kept telling them not to make it a series because it wasn’t a series. But they went ahead with it. I told him, ‘No. This is not the movie I imagined. There is no role of God in the story.’ He tried to convince me, but I accepted the script from the beginning. That’s why I walked away.”Paresh said he was most disappointed that he received no recognition for his contributions.“The saddest thing is that I didn’t even get credit for the story or concept. My name wasn’t mentioned anywhere.”
