Priyadarshan on reuniting with Akshay Kumar: ‘Can’t match audience expectations, but trying my best’

Priyadarshan said Akshay Kumar, with whom helium has besides worked successful De Dana Dan and Garam Masala, is simply a “director’s delight”.

“He is simply a disciplined actor. After Amit ji (Amitabh Bachchan), helium is simply a antheral who is simply a dedicated histrion and who comes connected time. He listens to the director,” helium said. The seasoned manager is besides looking guardant to the merchandise of the 3rd portion of the fearfulness drama franchise Bhool Bhulaiyaa, acceptable to deed the large screens this Diwali.

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Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is directed by Anees Bazmee, who besides directed 2022’s sequel. The 2nd portion was a spiritual follow-up to Priyadarshan’s 2007 movie of the aforesaid name, which had starred Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan.

“Anees Bazmee did a bully occupation with the 2nd portion of Bhool Bhulaiyaa. I deliberation helium volition bash the 3rd portion besides well,” Priyadarshan said. While the archetypal installment of the franchise was headlined by Kumar, Kartik Aaryan was portion of the 2nd Bhool Bhulaiyaa.

For the 3rd part, Aaryan has reprised his quality of Rooh Baba, who is acceptable to look the tone of Manjulika, the iconic quality played by Balan, the prima of the archetypal Bhool Bhulaiyaa successful 2007.

Triptii Dimri is the caller summation to the franchise, whereas Tabu and Kiara Advani were the starring ladies of the 2nd part.

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Priyadarshan said helium is “not interested” successful directing sequels of his ain films. He, however, has been asked to marque the 2nd portion of his deed films, including Hungama, Malamaal Weekly, Garam Masala, and De Dana Dhan.

“I judge a movie tin beryllium (only) made erstwhile and erstwhile the movie truly works well, radical bask it. Expectations (are there), possibly you volition get the archetypal (audiences), but there’s ever this happening that ‘it didn’t travel up to the expectations of the archetypal one’.

“That’s the disapproval we face. I deliberation it is amended to marque 1 movie than to marque sequels. I similar different radical to marque sequels (of my films).”

At the IIFA Utsavam connected Friday night, Priyadarshan was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema award.