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‘They just look at you as someone who makes buffoonery’: Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan slam the industry’s attitude towards comedy
In an exclusive interview, Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan spoke about the lack of respect for the comedy genre and the actors who work in it.
Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar on the comedy genre and its actors not getting their due.
Actor Akshay Kumar has dabbled across various genres, including comedy. Now, he returns to the space with Priyadarshan’s horror-comedy Bhooth Bangla. While the two are collaborating after many years, both have expressed concern over the lack of respect for the comedy genre. In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Akshay and Priyadarshan opened up about how the industry views actors and directors associated with the genre.
‘When you make a comedy film, you are not considered a good director’: Priyadarshan
Discussing how comedy as a genre holds very little value in the industry, Priyadarshan shared, “It’s very difficult to make people laugh; that is where an actor’s real potential comes out.” Akshay Kumar chimed in, “Here, actors who do comedy don’t get anything.” Priyadarshan continued, “I had complained about this. When you make a comedy film, you are not considered a good director. They just look at you as someone who makes buffoonery. This is the kind of attitude people have in the film fraternity. But the moment you make a serious film, people think, ‘This man can direct.'”
Recently, at the India Today conclave, Akshay Kumar had highlighted how comedy actors are never given the best actor awards. Sharing his views on the same, he told SCREEN, “When someone gets the best actor award, that person has done romance in the film, but they never say best romantic actor. When someone plays a comedy role, he is given the best comic actor award. You can ask the biggest of directors or actors, and everyone will tell you comedy is one of the most difficult things to do. But in our industry and our award nights, the genre is not respected.”
“I keep on saying this, not because I want an award, but because this is also a huge genre, and a skill that an actor possesses. Can you not say Charlie Chaplin was a great actor? He was the best; he made people laugh or cry without saying a word. But he never got his due. So many actors don’t get their due, like Jackie Chan. He does physical comedy. He falls, gets hurt, only to make people laugh, but no one ever told him what a great actor he is. Sadly, the due is not given, and I am sure one day it will come,” Akshay added.
About Bhoot Bangla
Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan’s film Bhoot Bangla was initially supposed to release on April 10, but given the Dhurandhar wave, the makers decided to push the film’s release by a week. Bhoot Bangla will now release on April 17, with paid previews starting at 9 pm on April 16.
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