Director Priyadarshan Vows to Stop Making Serious Films with Akshay Kumar
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Director Priyadarshan says he will no longer make serious films with actor Akshay Kumar following the commercial failure of their latest project.
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- Director Priyadarshan has decided to exclusively collaborate on comedy films with actor Akshay Kumar.
- This decision follows the poor box office performance of their recent serious drama Haiwaan.
- The director previously experienced similar audience feedback with their earlier non-comedy collaboration Khatta Meetha.
- The pair is well-known for producing successful comedies like Hera Pheri and Bhool Bhulaiyaa.
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- Future project announcements from Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar
- Box office performance of their upcoming collaborations
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“The failure of Haiwaan, which I accept gracefully, proves again that audiences don’t like us to do serious subjects together. This is not the first time I’ve failed in a non-comedy genre with Akshay. Many years ago, we did a film called Khatta Meetha, which starred Trisha Krishnan with Akshay. That too had under performed. I don’t think the audience wants to see us in the non-comedic space”
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…The filmmaker, who has delivered several comedy hits with Akshay, including their latest collaboration Bhooth Bangla, says the failure of Haiwaan has convinced him that audiences prefer the duo in the comic space. “ The failure of Haiwaan, which I accept gracefully, proves again that audiences don’t like us to do serious subjects together. This is not the first time I’ve failed in a non-comedy genre with Akshay. Many years ago, we did a film called Khatta Meetha, which starred Trisha Krishnan with Akshay. That too had under performed. I don’t think the audience wants to see us in the non-comedic space ,” says Priyadarshan. Akshay and Priyadarshan have delivered some of Indian cinema’s most popular comedies, including Hera Pheri (2000), Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) and De Dana Dan…
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