Give comedy its due

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar credited filmmakers Priyadarshan, Rajkumar Santoshi, and late Neeraj Vora for making him understand comedy, the genre he thinks still hasn’t got its due in the film industry.

Sharing his learning from some of the greatest filmmakers he has collaborated with, Akshay said, “I have worked on around 150 films, and I have worked with around 70 directors. But there is a tuning with Priyadarshan; it’s fun to work with him. I have learnt a lot of comedy from him. Rajkumar Santoshi is also one of the directors from whom I have learnt a lot. There was another late director and writer, Neeraj Vora.