Back with Hungama 2

The master of comedies, filmmaker Priyadarshan, is coming back to Hindi cinema after 2013, when he made the unsuccessful non-comedic Rangrezz. Speaking about the same, the director says, “It’s been six years since I directed a Hindi film. Now I am back with a full-on comedy. But no vulgarity, no double meaning dialogues. Hungama 2 will be as clean and family-oriented as all my comedies.”

On being asked why the film Hungama after so many years, he says, “I know Hungama came 16 years ago. But people have still not forgotten it. Besides, I share a wonderful rapport with the producers, Venus Records & Tapes. I’ve made many wonderful films with them, including Garam Masala and Hulchul.”

Giving more details about Hungama 2, Priyadarshan says, “It will be a fresh story. We decided to title the new comedy as Hungama 2 because the mood of ‘masti’, mischief and ‘hungama’ remain unchanged. Paresh Rawal will be back in the film, so will Shakti Kapoor and Rajpal Yadav. Only the lead pair Akshaye Khanna and Rimi Sen will change. We will announce the new romantic lead of Hungama 2 very shortly. It will be young, vibrant, warm, funny and family-oriented film.”