Producer Ashwin Varde called Paresh Rawal's allegations "unsubstantiated" after he claimed he got no credit for 'OMG 2'. Varde explained that Paresh's idea for 'OMG 2' resembled the format of 'OMG'. "OMG cannot be made without Akshay Kumar...IP rights of the film belonged to him," Varde said, adding, "It became obvious...that [Paresh] wanted to keep Akshay out of the project."