India, March 22 -- Curiosity around Malamaal Weekly 2 continues to build, especially after actor Paresh Rawal recently confirmed that he is part of the sequel. However, there's a disappointing update for fans: Priyadarshan is not returning as the director. "I am not a part of it," he says. Malamaal Weekly (2006) had starred Ritesh Deshmukh, Paresh Rawal, late Om Puri, among others, and emerged as a sleeper hit. The filmmaker is not looking at the second part as a continuation from the original. "Sometimes,when people make another film, they want to use the title, which has no connection with the original. They just use the title to exploit. it's a business," he says. Drawing from his own work, Priyadarshan explain how sequels should function. "It's like Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) and Hera Pheri (2000) I made. But when more parts were made, they had no connection," he remarks, adding that only in certain cases do characters truly carry forward. "Phir Hera Pheri (2006) has the same characters. The other sequels does not even have the same character. They just exploit that title." He also points out that the practice of reusing titles is not entirely new: "The real Hera Pheri was the one starring Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna in 1976. We used the same title for our film!" However, he does not completely rule out the reuse of titles: "Maybe I'll also do that. if my producers ask, I don't mind using it," he adds, reiterating that a shared title does not automatically create a narrative continuation....