Award for Oye Lucky Lucky Oye ended Dibakar Banerjee’s friendship with Manu Rishi Chadha

Actor Manu Rishi Chadha, known for his role as Pervez Musharraf in Netflix's Operation Safed Sagar, has a long-standing career in Hindi cinema dating back nearly two decades. His breakthrough role came in Dibakar Banerjee's 2008 film Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, where he portrayed the endearing sidekick Bangali. Rishi also co-wrote the film and penned its dialogues, for which he garnered numerous awards.

Despite his success, a rift ensued between Rishi and Banerjee following the film's acclaim. Rishi recalled a conversation with the director, who candidly stated, "You're being stupid," when Rishi was nominated for Best Dialogue at the Filmfare Awards. Despite Banerjee's reservations, Rishi chose to attend the awards ceremony, stating, "I told him, 'I feel like it's my uncle's son's wedding, and I'm going to attend.

Let's see what happens. I want to see this kind of world.'" However, Rishi's award win ultimately led to the end of their friendship, with Rishi reflecting on whether the award or working with Banerjee was more important.