Priyadarshan is coming with another horror-comedy film Bhoot Bangla. This film is special as it marks her reunion with Akshay Kumar after 14 years. While he is excited for its release, the filmmaker also recalled the mistakes he made in his previous projects, especially the Irrfan Khan-led drama film, Billu Barber. Speaking to Pinkvilla, the director admitted to including a lot of songs in the film. He also talked about portraying Shah Rukh Khan as a star in the 2009 film. read on!
Priyadarshan about his film Billu Barber
During an exclusive chat with Pinkvilla, a fan asked filmmaker Priyadarshan how difficult or easy it was for him to feature Shah Rukh Khan as a superstar in the Irrfan Khan-led Billu Barber. Without wasting even a minute the director said that you don’t have to do anything. He said, “Just call Shahrukh Khan a star. No one can question him. So, I didn’t need to do anything in the script.”
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In this interview, the senior director was asked about the ending of this film. The question refers to the scene where Sahir Khan talks about his friend Billu, but he leaves the programme. When fans said that the emotions portrayed were not conveyed to the audience, the director admitted that since there were too many songs in the film, the script was compromised.
"I made only one mistake in the film. I included a lot of songs which I shouldn’t have included. So, the script became a little loose,” said Priyadarshan. He told that this was one of the most hair-raising situations of Indian cinema, but it did not happen as expected.
Priyadarshan’s haunted bungalow
Priyadarshan’s next film is Bhoot Bangla with Akshay Kumar. The teaser of the upcoming film has just been released, and it is a riot of laughs. Apart from Akki, the horror-comedy also stars Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Vamika Gabbi, Manoj Joshi, Mithila Palkar and others. It is scheduled for theatrical release on April 10, 2026. Next, the filmmaker-screenwriter has Saif Ali Khan’s Haiwaan in the pipeline.
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