After the veteran actor Paresh Rawal He recently claimed that he had come up with the original idea for ‘OMG 2’ but was never credited, director Amit Rai has flatly denied the allegation. Paresh had said that he had shared the concept of the film with Amit years ago and was disappointed that his contribution was not recognized when the film was finally made.Responding to the claims, Amit questioned the basis of Paresh’s allegations and maintained that the film was entirely his creation. “Wo kis tathya ke adhaar pe ye keh rahe hai? He has to answer this first. He is just making a statement. Kehne ko to wo kuch bhi keh sakte hai. Wo bade actor hai, I cannot go to an actor of his stature and ask why he is saying this,” Rai said in an interview to Hindustan Times. Drawing a comparison between creating a film and raising a child, Amit claimed that all the stages of ‘OMG 2’ belonged to him.“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. As proof of this there is the certificate of the screenwriters’ association and the stamp of the person who sees the script of my name.”While stressing that he has no intention of disrespecting a senior actor like Paresh Rawal, Amit said the issue should ideally be taken up between the actor, the film’s producers and Akshay Kumar.“Ye unki vyaktigat rai ho sakti aur uska jawaab mujhe lagta hai ki unke aur producer 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 opened up about the matter during an interview with Vicky Lalwani, where he claimed that the idea for the film originated during his discussions with Amit Rai. According to the actor, he had approached the filmmaker after admiring his work in ‘Road to Sangam’ and wanted to collaborate on a fresh story.“I had approached Amit Rai, the director of Road to Sangam, and asked him if he was planning another film. I admire him a lot. I said, ‘I have an idea. Let’s follow it and write it.’ the incident goes viral, making his life miserable. His father was a tour guide at the Khajuraho temple. Amit suggested making him a part-time priest at the Mahakal temple.Paresh further revealed that he had considered Ajay Devgn and salman khan for the role of the biker but deliberately stayed away from approaching Akshay Kumar as he did not want the project to be seen as a sequel to ‘OMG’. He claimed that Amit later informed him that Akshay was interested in backing the project under the working title ‘OMG 2’.“I told Amit I didn’t want to go ahead with it. I told them repeatedly not to make it a franchise because it wasn’t one. But they still went ahead. I said, ‘No. This is not the film I had imagined. There is no role of God in this story.’ He tried to convince me, but I had lived with the script from the beginning. That’s why I left.”Expressing his greatest disappointment, Paresh alleged that he did not receive any recognition for his contribution.“The saddest part is that I wasn’t even given credit for the story or the concept. My name wasn’t mentioned anywhere.”