Priyadarshan busy as bee, thanks to new projects

Mumbai: Award winning director Priyadarshan`s hands are full. His comedy `Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal` has yet to hit screens, and he is already focusing on two new projects - one with Akshay Kumar and another is with newcomers, which is said to be titled `Rangrez`.

"I will be doing a film in the mid of next year with Akshay. It will be a commercial genre," Priyadarshan told reporters. This will be the actor-director`s seventh film together after `Hera Pheri`, `Garam Masala`, `Bhagam Bhag`, `Bhool Bhulaiyaa`, `De Dana Dan` and `Katta Meetha`. `Rangrez` will star Jackky Bhagnani, Priya Anand and newcomers. Talking about the script, he said: "My next film is with new boys. It`s a film about youngsters. It`s about their life before their jobs," he said adding that working with freshers is challenging. "It`s challenging. New boys, new expression and new way of acting. I share my experience in acting with them and I learn something from them," added the filmmaker. Priyadarshan`s `Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal`, a laughter riot, stars Nana Patekar, Shreyas Talpade, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav and it is coming out Sep 28. IANS