{"id":362354,"date":"2026-03-24T10:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/362354\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:07:09","slug":"priyadarshan-says-bhooth-bangla-is-different-from-dhurandhar-2-as-parents-can-proudly-bring-children-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/362354\/","title":{"rendered":"Priyadarshan says Bhooth Bangla is different from Dhurandhar 2 as ‘parents can proudly bring children’ to it"},"content":{"rendered":"

It may be a time of action potboilers and masala entertainers in Bollywood, but Priyadarshan <\/a>is hoping his return to Hindi films can change that. The prolific director is returning to directing Hindi films with Bhooth Bangla<\/a>, a horror-comedy that has fans excited. As the film’s promotions kicked off, many wondered whether it was a smart idea to release a horror comedy so soon after Dhurandhar 2, one of the biggest action films in recent times. But Priyadarshan does not see it as an \u2018either-or\u2019 situation.<\/p>\n

\"Priyadarshan'sPriyadarshan’s Bhooth Bangla is releasing on April 10.Priyadarshan on Bhooth Bangla vs action films<\/p>\n

In an interview with news agency PTI, the filmmaker said he is not too worried about the film\u2019s box-office prospects, as the “area of exploitation” is larger for such movies than for action films because they appeal to a universal audience.<\/p>\n

He explained, \u201cI think our area of exploitation is bigger, and people like to see different things. That is our biggest plus point with Bhooth Bangla. Moreover, this is a pure entertainment, a fun film; it is not as intense as Border or Dhurandhar. People enjoy every kind of film. I believe as long as the film is holding the attention and interest of people, every film will work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Border 2, a war drama, was released in January and minted \u20b9464 crore worldwide, becoming the year\u2019s first big hit. Ranveer Singh\u2019s Dhurandhar 2 arrived last weekend and has already earned \u20b9850 crore worldwide in just five days. Most experts project it as one of the highest-grossing films in the history of Indian cinema.<\/p>\n

Priyadarshan on Bhooth Bangla’s USP<\/p>\n

But Priyadarshan added that his horror comedy had its own USP – a wider reach to families. \u201cAny parent can proudly bring their children and watch my film because I never use double meaning (stuff) or (show) vulgarity (in my films). I never embarrass the parents. This is something I have been maintaining from the day I started my career,\u201d the director said.<\/p>\n

All about Bhooth Bangla<\/p>\n

Bhooth Bangla is presented by Balaji Motion Pictures, a division of Balaji Telefilms Ltd, in association with Cape of Good Films. The film stars Akshay Kumar<\/a> along with Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Tabu and Wamiqa Gabbi in prominent roles. The film, which marks Akshay and Priyadarshan’s reunion after over a decade, releases on April 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It may be a time of action potboilers and masala entertainers in Bollywood, but Priyadarshan is hoping his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362355,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[5189,113952,1482,82522,93,61,60,270,6407],"class_list":["post-362354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-akshay-kumar","tag-bhooth-bangla","tag-bollywood","tag-dhurandhar","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-priyadarshan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}