EXCLUSIVE: Priyadarshan Says No To ‘Alpha Male’ Films As Dhurandhar The Revenge Storms The Box Office; Says, “I Only Have ‘U’ And ‘U/A’ Certificate Films”

Amid the rising wave of violent, ‘alpha male’ driven films, veteran filmmaker Priyadarshan, in an exclusive conversation with Bollywood Bubble, shares his take on the evolving cinematic landscape. Speaking about his upcoming directorial Bhooth Bangla, he opens up about staying committed to clean, family-friendly storytelling while also breaking myths around long film runtimes, emphasizing that audience engagement—not duration—is what truly matters. Scroll down to read more.

Priyadarshan Reveals He Has Zero ‘A’ Certificate Films

With the latest releases, there seems to be a visible wave of masculinity and ‘alpha male’ dominance. When asked about whether he thinks with the release of his directorial Bhooth Bangla, there will be a wave of comedy relief, Priyadarshan said, “I think so because that is my biggest belief about it, because all these Border, Dhurandhar, all these films at present are nothing for family and children. So that’s a different kind of audience together, but they can still enjoy it with family and children because my first target is family and children. I’ll tell you why.”

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He continued, “Because they rarely come out. Another thing is, I can proudly say that no parent will be embarrassed to sit by their children to watch my film. Because I don’t use any vulgarity in my dialogues or double meanings, nothing. So they can bravely and with confidence come with their children and watch the film. That’s something I have maintained.”

Talking about his certificates, he added,” I was telling day before yesterday that I have made 98 films. I think I only have three to five UA certificates. All the rest is U and no A certificate film at all for me in my career. So that is something I thought, okay, I have my own signature, let that signature be this film, if it works, it is good for me.”

Priyadarshan Opens Up On His Reason Behind Making Clean-Comedy Films

The veteran filmmaker further added, “My parents were never embarrassed to take me to some film without knowing that there are certain things, and I decided that that embarrassment should not happen to another father or mother. So it is there in my subconscious. So, I generally don’t do that. I mean, a little bit of here and there, if you want to misinterpret, you can generally. But, I don’t do that.”

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Additionally, talking about long films and whether audiences hold enough patience to sit through them, Priyadarshan said, “There’s only one thing. You should succeed in holding the audience in the theatre for two hours till the film ends. There should be one hook, and they should fall onto that hook. Nobody is saying no to Dhurandhar. Dhurandhar and Animal changed everybody’s thinking that the film should be 2 hours or 2 and a half hours. People are patiently sitting for 4 hours and watching it, so all the theories are wrong.”

About Bhooth Bangla

Directed by Priyadarshan and jointly produced by Akshay Kumar, Shobha Kapoor, and Ektaa R Kapoor, Bhooth Bangla is scheduled for release in theatres on April 10. The film features an ensemble cast, including Paresh Rawal, Asrani, and Rajpal Yadav, among others. It marks the reunion of Akshay and Priyadarshan after a 14-year hiatus.

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Sonali Singh

Sonali Singh watches films like it’s a job (and honestly, it kind of is). Currently pursuing her Master’s in Communication and Journalism, she lives somewhere between deadlines and movie scenes. If it’s Bollywood, she’s already invested—films, drama, and all the gossip included. When she’s not writing, she’s either dancing her heart out like no one’s watching or trying to mimic people, proving that not all talents are meant to be discovered.