'Hera Pheri' is inspired by 'Laurel and Hardy,' Charlie Chaplin. It is about humor of poverty. — Priyadarshan Copy Share Image
I was a great fan of Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy; they always inspired me. — Priyadarshan Copy Share Image
It is true that I got recognition. But however good the comedies are, nobody will accept a good comedy director as a good director.… — Priyadarshan Copy Share
Every director will dream of doing films in Hollywood. I want to show my talents there, too. — Priyadarshan Copy Share
I feel something unusual is always attractive for people. But at the same time, it should be entertaining. — Priyadarshan Copy Share
In Kerala, people are more educated, so you can have subtlety in Malayalam films. — Priyadarshan Copy Share
People expect a lot from a commercial director. It's not right to always expect another 'Viraasat' from me. — Priyadarshan Copy Share
I don't put seriousness in Bollywood movies. Because in Bollywood, people want entertainment even if it has no meaning. — Priyadarshan Copy Share
How many remakes are really successful? From 100, 98 are failures. That's because those films are remade without taking into consideration the sensibilities of… — Priyadarshan Copy Share
Basically, it was important to break the belief that commercial filmmakers can't make realistic movies. I broke it. — Priyadarshan Copy Share
When I did a film with Salman Khan, he used to get up at 5 in the morning for shoots. If I can handle… — Priyadarshan Copy Share
Tamil films have to be faster than a Malayalam film but not as fast as a Hindi film. — Priyadarshan Copy Share
Realistic non-commercial films offer you a lot more liberty as a director than a usual film. — Priyadarshan Copy Share
