India, July 16 -- Last year, Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal grabbed headlines when he announced his exit from Hera Pheri 3, and now filmmaker Priyadarshan has revealed that he won't be directing the film anymore. In a recent interview with Vickey Lalwani, Paresh revealed the reason behind his exit and reacted to Akshay Kumar sending him a legal notice.

Paresh clarified that his exit from the film had nothing to do with being uncomfortable working with Akshay. He said, "No, it wasn't about, 'I'm uncomfortable working with Akshay Kumar.' It was a contractual obligation. If I were to do the film, I needed the approval of Firoz (Nadiadwala, producer) because he is the sole owner of the Hera Pheri franchise. And also of other films like Awara P...