India, March 11 -- Filmmaker Priyadarshan has clarified that his recent remarks about actor Rajpal Yadav's "poor education" were never intended as an insult, explaining that he meant it in a broader sense of awareness rather than formal schooling.

The director tells HT City exclusively that his comment was about innocence and the challenges of navigating the industry rather than Rajpal's academic background. "Actually, I didn't mean that. See, education is something we learn from the street and something we learn from the books too. Now I just meant that (street smartness), maybe because education is also awareness. This is what I meant," he said. Rajpal has had a tough time in the recent weeks, as he was asked to surrender in connection...