{"id":529218,"date":"2026-03-11T14:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/529218\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:01:09","slug":"rajpal-yadav-filmmaker-priyadarshan-defends-poor-education-comment-i-didnt-mean-to-insult-rajpal-yadav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/529218\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajpal Yadav: Filmmaker Priyadarshan defends ‘poor education’ comment: \u2018I didn’t mean to insult Rajpal Yadav\u2019 |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FilmmakerPriyadarshan clarifies “education” remark on Rajpal Yadav, calling it street smarts amid their spat. Rajpal insists he’s educated. Praising his innocence from films like Bhagam Bhag, Priyadarshan eyes comeback via Bhooth Bangla (Akshay Kumar, Tabu; April 2026 release). Rajpal recently cleared cheque bounce case. With the ongoing exchange of words between Priyadarshan<\/a> and Rajpal Yadav<\/a>, Priyadarshan is clearly trying to walk back a comment that landed poorly, framing “education” as “street smarts” and “awareness” rather than a lack of a degree. While Rajpal Yadav has stood his ground regarding his actual academic background, Priyadarshan seems intent on pivoting the conversation back to their professional chemistry ahead of their massive 2026 reunion.<\/p>\n

Priyadarshan on Rajpal Yadav’s innocence<\/p>\n

According to Hindustan Times, the director shared that his remark focused on innocence and industry struggles, not Rajpal\u2019s schooling. \u201cActually, I didn\u2019t mean that. See, education is something we learn from the street and something we learn from the books too. Now I just meant that (street smartness), maybe because education is also awareness. This is what I meant,\u201d he stated. <\/p>\n

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Rajpal has endured recent hardships, including a court order to surrender in a cheque bounce case, followed by his release. Responding to Priyadarshan\u2019s comment, Rajpal asserted, \u201cThis is completely wrong. Priyanji doesn\u2019t know me. I am a well-educated guy.\u201dPriyadarshan notes his observation arose from the actor’s simplicity and trusting nature. He suggests Rajpal may come from a village where people are so innocent they don\u2019t understand, and should be able to discriminate between right people and wrong people. That is education in a very broad way, he explains. He maintains the remark was never meant to demean the actor. He didn\u2019t mean that and didn\u2019t mean to insult him or anything. He said that because he\u2019s never seen such an innocent person as Rajpal, Rajpal’s innocence stems from a lack of broader education.The director heaped praise on Rajpal, his partner in timeless comedies including \u2018Bhagam Bhag\u2019, \u2018Bhool Bhulaiyaa\u2019, and \u2018Malamaal Weekly\u2019, the latter hitting its 20-year milestone on March 10. Priyadarshan has predicted a big return for him. \u201cAfter Bhooth Bangla releases, I believe Rajpal will spring back as one of the biggest stars of comedy\u2026 because he\u2019s done a fantastic job for me in this film.\u201d<\/p>\n

About \u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019 features Akshay Kumar<\/a> in the lead alongside Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Wamiqa Gabbi, Asrani, and others, produced by Ektaa R Kapoor and Akshay Kumar’s banner. It marks Priyadarshan’s reunion with Akshay after 14 years and features Rajpal in a pivotal comic role, with filming done in Rajasthan, Jaipur, and Hyderabad. The film is slated for theatrical release on April 10, 2026, following multiple date changes from earlier targets like May 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Priyadarshan clarifies “education” remark on Rajpal Yadav, calling it street smarts amid their spat. Rajpal insists he’s educated.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529219,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[10121,163372,49,48,207794,75,337,10125,181284,83357],"class_list":["post-529218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-akshay-kumar","tag-bhooth-bangla","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ektaa-r-kapoor","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-priyadarshan","tag-rajpal-yadav","tag-wamiqa-gabbi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}