Bollywood is jealous of me, says Priyadarshan

New Delhi: South Indian filmmaker Priyadarshan who won a National Award for his social drama `Kanjivaram`, says that jealousy led people in Bollywood to stereotype him as a director of comedies and remakes. The helmer of superhit comedies like `Hera Pheri` and `Malamaal Weekly` said that despite the unrequited tag he has no plans to wash his hands off commercial comedies. "The whole problem is that, unfortunately I have been successful. In the history of Indian cinema I am the only South Indian director who has survived for 12 years and 25 films in Bollywood. It is jealousy that leads people to tarnish you," Priyadarshan says. The filmmaker who claims to be the "only successful South Indian director" in the industry said that he finds commercial cinema a tougher genre than off-beat ones. Bureau Report