After the veteran actor Paresh Rawal He recently claimed that he had given the original idea for ‘OMG 2’ but was never named, director Amit Rai has strongly denied the allegation. Paresh said that he shared the idea of the film with Amit years ago and was disappointed that his proposal was not accepted when the film was made.Responding to the allegations, Amit questioned the basis of Paresh’s claim and asserted that the film was produced by him. “Wo kis tathya ke adhaar pe ye keh rahe hai? First of all he should answer this. He is just saying things. Kehne ko to wo kuch bhi keh sakte hai. Wo bade actor hai, I cannot go to an actor of his age and ask why he is saying this,” Rai said in an interview with Hindustan Times. Comparing making a film to raising a child, Amit said that every part of ‘OMG 2’ was his.“Jaha tak mujhe yaad hai ki, us 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. To prove that is a certificate from the screenwriter association and a stamp put by the person who sees the script. This is my name.”While stressing that he has no intention of denigrating a great actor like Paresh Rawal, Amit said the matter should be properly addressed between the actor, the makers of the film and Akshay Kumar.“Ye unki vyaktigat rai ho sakti aur uska jawaab mujhe lagta hai ki unke aur production company ke beech mein, unke aur Akshay sir ke beech mein hoga. Maine film likhi hai aur bana di hai. Bohot jaldi jaag gaye hai wo.”Paresh had earlier talked about the issue in an interview with Vicky Lalwani, where he said the idea for the movie started during his conversation with Amit Rai. According to the actor, he approached the filmmaker after admiring his work in ‘Road to Sangam’ and wanted him to collaborate on a new story.“I went to Amit Rai, the director of Road to Sangam, and asked him if he was planning another film. I really appreciate him. I said, ‘I have an idea. Let’s sit down and write it.’ I told him that I am not a writer but I can contribute ideas and help identify where we are going wrong because I understand screenplay very well. The story was about a boy who is caught masturbating, and a video of the incident goes viral, making his life miserable. His father was a tour guide at the Khajuraho temple. Amit decided to make him a part-time priest at the Mahakal Temple.”Paresh also revealed that he thought about Ajay Devgn and Salman Khan for the role of a biker but he deliberately stayed away from Akshay Kumar as he did not want the project to be seen as a sequel to ‘OMG’. He said that later Amit informed him that Akshay wanted to support the project under the title ‘OMG 2’.“I told Amit that I don’t want to go ahead. I told them again and again not to do the license because it was not one. But they continued. I told him, ‘No. This is not the film I had in mind. There is no role of God in this story.’ He tried to convince me, but I had the script from the beginning. That’s why I left.”Expressing his deep disappointment, Paresh said he did not receive any recognition for his actions.“The saddest thing is that I have not been given credit for the story or the idea. My name has not been mentioned anywhere.”