New Delhi, March 15 -- Filmmaker Priyadarshan has spoken about actor Rajpal Yadav after the actor recently received interim bail in a cheque bounce case.

The 'Hera Pheri' director, who has worked with Rajpal in several films over two decades, described him as an "innocent" person who got caught in a "trap".

Rajpal Yadav was recently granted interim bail in a Rs 9 crore cheque bounce case linked to a loan taken for his 2010 film Ata Pata Laapata. The actor had taken Rs 5 crore from businessman Madhav Gopal Agrawal, and with interest and penalties, the amount later increased to Rs 9 crore. He deposited Rs 1.5 crore and has been granted interim bail until March 18.

Speaking about Yadav and their long friendship, Priyadarshan said he has k...