Bhooth Bangla’s Manu Menon Has THIS To Say About Working With Akshay Kumar, Priyadarshan - EXCLUSIVE

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Menon, who has worked in the Hollywood crime documentary series Diabolical and the film Due Season will be next seen in Akshay Kumar’s Bhooth Bangla. The Priyadarshan directorial, which also features Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Wamiqa Gabi, Rajpal Yadav and the late Asrani in pivotal roles is hitting theatres on April 17. In an exclusive interaction with Zoom, Menon has now opened up on his experience sharing screen with Akshay Kumar and working under the guidance of the legendary Priyadarshan.“I mainly worked with Akshay sir and Asrani sir,” shared Menon, adding, “There were three surreal moments for me. The first scene I shot with Asrani sir and my first solo shot with Akshay sir made this dream a reality.”

When prodded about the third, the actor declined to reveal more, simply laughing and stating, “The third moment was probably the most surreal but I have to keep that one to myself until the film comes out to avoid any spoilers.”As or working under the legendary Priyadarshan, Menon went on to add, “Working with him was an amazing experience as an actor and a fan.” According to Menon, Priyadarshan has a clear vision of what he wants while still collaborating with the actors in order to tell the story in the best way possible. “As an actor, it's a gift to work with a director who respects you and trusts you with his vision while bringing the best out of you,” Menon shared, before adding, “I wasn't an obvious choice for this role but he saw something.”

“That belief and trust in me, made me bring my A game and I think that is the effect he has on any actor. As a fan it became clear why he's able to cover any genre in any language. He prioritises telling a story over everything else,” Menon stated.As for jumping to a commercial Hindi flick following his tryst in Hollywood, Menon signed off, “In both roles, intimidation was a factor in the character. In Diabolical, I had to use physicality and emotion and in Due Season my size was the bigger factor. Bhooth Bangla brings all of those elements together.”A fantasy horror comedy, BhoothBangla is Priyadarshan's second Hindi-language horror outing following the 2007 Bhool Bhulaiyaa, which also was helmed by Akshay Kumar, alongside Vidya Balan and Shiney Ahuja.Bhooth Bangla was initially scheduled for release on April 2, but was then postponed to May 15. The film was then preponed once to April 10, before once again being postponed a week later to April 17.