India, April 27 -- Actor Paresh Rawal's turn in the comedy film Hera Pheri as Babu Rao remains iconic. The actor opened up about the impact of that role in a new interview with The Lallantop, sharing that he felt that he was typecast in comic roles. Paresh said that the Hera Pheri role felt akin to a 'gale ka fanda (noose).' (Also read: How Hera Pheri 3 cast Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal reacted to director Priyadarshan's return to franchise)

During the interaction, Paresh said, "Woh gale ka fanda hain. Main 2007 mein Vishal Bharadwaj ji ke paas gaya tha. 2006 mein part 2 release ho gayi thi. Ki mere paas ek film he, mujhe iski jo ek image hain na usse chhutkara chahiye. Same getup ke andar alag kissam ka role. Woh aap kar ke...