Mumbai, Sept. 5 -- After years of making comedy-driven films, Priyadarshan is returning to serious cinema with Haiwaan, which he describes as the beginning of a new chapter in his career. The filmmaker, who started with films like Gardish and Virasat, says his trajectory changed after Hera Pheri pulled him towards comedy.

Speaking about his decision to make Haiwaan, Priyadarshan said, "Haiwaan is the beginning of a new chapter for me, I started with serious films like Gardish, Virasat, but after Hera Pheri, I was pulled into this track of comedy films, I need a break so I thought of this film and I was very confident that this kind of a film will be very well accepted today because what I found very interesting is the reason behind of su...