Priyadarshan reveals why Akshay Kumar & Saif Ali Khan’s ‘Haiwaan’ could not function youthful actors

Filmmaker Priyadarshan is teaming up with Akshay Kumar as soon as once more for his or her upcoming undertaking ‘Haiwaan’, however this time, the duo well-known for delivering comedy classics collectively is getting into unfamiliar territory. With Saif Ali Khan additionally on board, the movie marks a style shift and Priyadarshan just lately opened up about what pushed him to take this new route.

Talking to the ‘Hindustan Instances’, Priyadarshan admitted bringing two A-list actors collectively can be tough with current-generation stars. He mentioned, “Sure, that’s true. I’ve labored with Akshay and Govinda, Ajay Devgn and Akshaye Khanna, however there have been by no means any points as a result of there have been no ego issues between them. They each knew that that they had a lead function they usually had sufficient meat for themselves.”

“However the brand new era may be very insecure. They at all times need to know what the opposite particular person is doing. They don’t need to know what they’re doing,” he added.

For Priyadarshan, ‘Haiwaan’ additionally represents an opportunity to maneuver previous being typecast as a comedy director. He mentioned, “I began my profession with severe movies like ‘Viraasat’ (1997). After ‘Hera Pheri’ (2000), this comedy model got here on my head. However on the similar time, fortuitously, I’ve been making severe motion pictures too within the South. One thing uncommon is at all times enticing, so I believed, this time, let me attempt one thing totally different. ‘Haiwaan’ isn’t a darkish movie and there’s sufficient so that you can snicker in between too. However it’s a very emotional movie. I at all times want movies for household, so a household can watch ‘Haiwaan’ collectively too.”