Priyadarshan Desired To Forestall Making Comedies In The '90s, Stating He Was 'Ridiculed': 'I Felt Terrible Once I Learned...'
Priyadarshan is a surprisingly respected director in indian cinema, recognized for lots of classic movies and for supporting stars like mohanlal and akshay kumar to succeed.
Despite the fact that he has worked in one-of-a-kind genres, comedy is his sturdy in shape, with hits like Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu (1986), Hera Pheri (2000) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2008) being fan favorites.
Apparently, he as soon as considered leaving comedy behind. In 1997, after his hit movie Chandralekha, he announced it would be his last full comedy. "Chandralekha will be my last comedy movie. Hereafter, my films can have humor but no comedy. I'm not interested in comedy anymore. I simply wanted to make one comedy and prove to human beings that I still can make one and make it effectively," he had said throughout a chat with Rediff in 1997.
For the duration of this time, priyadarshan started making more extreme movies like Kaalapani (1996) and Virasat (1997). He commented on this modification, saying, "But as exact as the comedies are, nobody will be given a good comedy director as a terrific director. That is the sad part of it. No one is aware of who directed the Laurel and Hardy movies. They realize the most effective Laurel and Hardy directors will in no way get a great name in the event that they direct a comedy movie."
He stated that making people snort could be very difficult. After enjoying a
comedy, critics often name it 'simply another comedy.' "But it's miles the maximum hard aspect to do—to make humans chuckle. After guffawing plenty, they (the critics) will disregard the movie as 'simply another comedy.' I felt horrific after I learned I was not taken seriously and ridiculed, even in any case those hits," he stated, adding, "maximum of them disguise their faces and chuckle plenty; however, they criticize the films afterward. They feel that if they appreciate a comedy, they may grow to be intellectually inferior."
Priyadarshan is presently directing Bhooth Bangla. The movie will star superstars akshay kumar, Tabu, and paresh rawal in the lead. Wamiqa
Gabbi is also rumored to be part of the film. Produced through balaji Rainbow Telefilms and Akshay's Cape of Precise Films, the movie will hit theaters on april 2, 2026.
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