Filmmaker Priyadarshan calls making sequels a 'burden'
What's the story
Veteran filmmaker Priyadarshan, known for his iconic films like Hera Pheri and Bhool Bhulaiyaa, recently opened up about the trend of sequels in Bollywood. He told Variety India, "I don't like to do sequels of my own films because I know how much I suffered to make the original." "I am always tense whether it will work." "Finally, when it works, I don't want to take a bigger burden the next time to make it work again."
Director's perspective
'Because of the aura of the first part...'
Priyadarshan elaborated, "If you are taking films like Terminator 1, Terminator 2, you can see a continuity." "But in the other case, only the title matches, nothing else matches." "So then they are utilizing the fame of the previous film." "Then what happens is the audiences are coming in for three or four days because of the aura of the first part, and the films are able to clock some collections." "But after that, the films are dropping."
Exploitation
Priyadarshan says, 'So it's a kind of exploitation'
He added, "By that time the producer feels that I have made my money." "So it's a kind of exploitation. I rather say it's a kind of extortion of the first film." Meanwhile, Priyadarshan is set to return to Hindi cinema with Bhooth Bangla, starring Akshay Kumar and Tabu.