When Priyadarshan confirms a new film with Akshay Kumar, it’s news, indeed. The veteran filmmaker, box-office wizard and National Award winner, has after all delivered rib-tickling comedies like “Hera Pheri”, “Bhool Bhulaiyaa”, “Garam Masala” and “Bhagam Bhag” with the Bollywood superstar. Confirming his upcoming collaboration with Akshay, Priyadarshini told IANS: “Yes that is happening next year. It was supposed to happen this year but got pushed. We start shooting next year.”
Quizzed if their new film is a comedy, the filmmaker replied: “It will be a comedy film. I don’t want to take any more risks. Let me entertain my audience. So far, the films in which we both worked have been very successful. Those were almost 70 per cent humorous films with a nice emotional ending.”
Before his film with Akshay, Priyan, as he is widely known to friends and colleagues, is busy readying his new film “Hungama 2” for release. The comedy features Paresh Rawal, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Meezaan Jaffrey and Pranitha Subhash. The filmmaker clarifies the film is not an extension of his 2004 hit “Hungama”.
“It is not a continuation of Hungama. It is a different story treated in the same way as Hungama. There are confusions, situations, comedy of errors and slapstick but the plot is completely different. It will be a laugh riot, I believe,” he said.
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