Confirmed: Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan to reunite after 14 years for horror-fantasy film

Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan

Filmmaker Priyadarshan and actor Akshay Kumar are all set to reunite for an exciting project. The director-actor duo has previously worked together on films like 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', Bhagam Bhag', 'Hera Pheri' and 'Garam Masala'. Now, the filmmaker has confirmed that he will be reuniting with Akshay after 14 years.

The new film that brings the duo together will be a horror fantasy drama with comedy. Ekta Kapoor will be backing this film. Talking to HT City, Priyadarshan said that he has wrapped the shooting of his documentary series on Ram Mandir and will now shift his focus on the Akshay Kumar film.

When asked if it would be anything like 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', he said, "That was a psychological thriller, but this one will be fantasy, in the backdrop of black magic, the oldest superstition of India. It is always a pleasure collaborating with Akshay. From our first film, to this one, it has always turned out well with him, he handles the emotions so well. I was waiting for a good subject to get back with him, and this one I feel will be that."

While the third instalments of his films 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' and 'Hera Pheri' is in the making presently, Priyadarshan has nothing to do with the projects. Infact, the filmmaker expressed his dislike for sequels. "The first one is always the best, like Hera Pheri. It will always be good, you can make whatever second or third parts. People will always say they liked the original. In sequels, makers exploit the success of that market. There's nothing wrong in doing that. The world over people make sequels. Terminator 2 was bigger than Terminator 1, the former was made by another director. I, somehow, don't like to do sequels," he said.

Priyadarshan is known for remaking Malayalam movies into Hindi and most of them have been a huge hit. 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' is the remake of 'Manichitrathazhu', 'Hera Pheri' is the remake of 'Ramji Rao Speaking', 'Chup Chup Ke' is the remake of 'Punjabi House', 'Hulchul' is the remake of 'Godfather'.

Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar is currently busy with the shoot of 'Welcome To The Jungle' being directed by Ahmed Khan. The film has an ensemble cast including Suniel Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon, Disha Patani, Arshad Warsi, and many more.