"I have to say a big sorry to Salman that I have let him down with Kyon Ki" - Priyadarshan
Courtesy: IndiaFM
Known for his amazing comical films, this director has the ability to tickle your funny bone and make you fall off your seat. We are talking about none other that Priyadarshan who is on a high post the success of Garam Masala and is currently ready with his next comedy caper Malamaal Weekly.
In an exclusive conversation with IndiaFM, the director talks about his first original Hindi screenplay.
You're
gearing
up
for
yet
another
release,
Malamaal
Weekly.
What
is
it
all
about?
It
is
a
very
interesting
film.
I
should
say
that
it
is
a
very
hilarious
movie
and
a
laugh
riot.
In
my
previous
films
like
Hera
Pheri
and
Garam
Masala,
the
situation
was
always
exaggerated
whereas
in
this
case,
there
is
no
exaggerated
situation.
It
is
the
first
Indian
comedy
made
in
the
background
of
a
village.
Every
character
is
so
real
like
the
barber,
shoe
maker
or
the
milk
man.
The
humor,
situation
and
story
line
is
wound
around
the
characters.
The
comedy
is
very
real
and
innocent.
I
think
that
is
the
best
part
of
Malamaal
Weekly.
This
time
the
cast
does
not
have
your
good
luck
charm
Rimmi.
But
it
has
Reema.
How
did
you
decide
on
casting
her?
There
is
a
slight
mistake
in
her
name's
spelling.
If
you
change
two
letters,
she'll
become
Rimmi!
(Jokingly)
To
be
honest,
every
film
has
its
own
casting.
I
never
insist
on
having
my
favorite
actors
in
my
films.
My
writer
Manisha
Gawde
and
myself
had
finished
writing
the
whole
film.
And
might
I
add
that
this
is
not
a
remake.
After
we
had
finished
writing,
we
thought
about
who
would
suit
the
role
best.
The
only
person
who
was
fixed
before
we
completed
the
film
was
Paresh
Rawal.
The
rest
of
the
cast
including
Om
Puri,
Riteish
Deshmukh
was
finalized
after
the
script
was
complete.
I'm
working
with
a
lot
of
people
with
whom
I
have
never
worked
earlier.
The
star
of
the
film
is
the
script.
I
just
needed
the
right
actors
to
enact
their
roles.
What
character
is
Paresh
Rawal
playing
in
this
film?
Paresh
and
Om
Puri
have
an
equal
role
in
the
film.
Both
of
them
are
trying
to
cheat
a
lottery
company.
The
whole
village
is
holding
a
secret.
The
movie
revolves
around
a
chain
of
events.
The
end
of
the
film
is
a
full
slapstick
change.
I'm
sure
that
anybody
who
loves
a
cartoon
will
love
this
film.
What
does
Riteish
have
to
offer
in
this
film?
Om
Puri
is
the
milk
man
in
the
movie.
He
has
to
sell
his
cattle
because
of
the
draught.
He
mixes
water
with
milk
and
sells
it
all
over.
Riteish
is
working
with
him
and
gives
food
to
the
cattle.
Even
though
Om
Puri
treats
him
very
badly,
Riteish
has
taken
this
job
because
his
childhood
love
is
Om
Puri's
daughter.
There
is
no
other
way
he
can
meet
her.
Om
Puri
is
dead
against
their
marriage.
Each
character
has
something
unique.
Paresh
Rawal
is
the
only
educated
man
in
the
village.
Asrani
plays
Riteish's
father.
He
is
the
elephant
master
of
the
village.
But
the
elephant
is
not
his
as
it
has
been
pledged.
In
the
full
village
no
one
owns
anything.
Everything
has
been
pledged.
There
is
no
money
and
now
with
this
lottery,
they
are
trying
to
save
the
village.
It
is
a
very
different
film,
even
for
me.
Though
it
is
an
out
and
out
comedy,
I
think
it
looks
like
an
art
film.
The
village
is
real
and
so
are
the
characters.
I
really
enjoyed
making
this
film.
Who
is
your
favorite
character
in
the
film?
Everybody!
Actually,
there
is
no
hero
in
the
film
because
everybody
is
the
hero.
There
is
no
villain
as
well
because
even
the
heroes
are
the
villains
as
they
are
trying
to
cheat
somebody.
It
was
very
exciting.
What
are
your
comments
on
the
music
of
the
film?
I
don't
think
the
music
is
of
much
importance
in
this
film.
It
is
just
there
to
give
a
flavor
of
the
village.
I
decided
to
go
for
Uttank
Vora
even
though
he
is
not
as
popular
as
Anu
Malik,
Pritam
and
Himesh
Reshammiya.
He
gave
me
the
right
flavor
of
the
village.
Rakhi
Sawant
will
be
seen
doing
a
nautanki
number
in
this
song.
What
was
that
experience
like?
In
the
film,
Paresh
Rawal
is
the
one
who
has
sold
the
ticket
and
he
knows
that
one
is
the
winning
ticket.
So
he
is
trying
to
find
out
where
the
ticket
is.
So
he
has
a
party
in
the
house
with
a
nautanki.
The
idea
is
to
check
everybody's
ticket.
The
nautanki
is
a
part
of
the
party.
All
your
recent
comedies
have
been
situational
comedies.
So
will
this
film
be
along
the
same
lines?
Absolutely!
I
believe
only
in
situational
comedies.
I
don't
believe
in
dialogue
comedies.
I
am
dead
against
double
meaning
dialogues.
This
time
to,
I
can
proudly
say
that
Malamaal
Weekly
is
a
film
that
the
entire
family
can
come
and
watch.
While
on
the
topic
of
your
recent
releases,
are
you
disappointed
that
Kyon
Ki
failed
to
live
up
to
the
audience's
expectations?
I
am
very
disappointed
and
I
have
to
say
a
big
sorry
to
Salman,
that
I
have
let
him
down.
There
have
been
media
reports
that
you
are
well
on
your
way
to
Hollywood.
Apparently
you
are
in
talks
with
Disney.
There
was
a
lot
of
exaggeration
in
these
reports.
I
am
doing
a
project
with
Ashok
Amritraj.
It
is
not
confirmed.
Talks
are
going
on.
Maybe
things
will
work
out,
or
maybe
they
won't.
People
have
a
tendency
to
blow
things
out
of
proportion.