Director Priyadarshan is planning to deviate from his famous comedy formula in his next film "Kyunki", which will be an intense love story starring Shahid Kapur, Kareena Kapoor and Isha Sharwani.

The film, being produced by UTV, is said to be a conscious attempt by Priyadarshan to return to the emotional genre of films such as "Virasat" and "Gardish" that he was once known for, reports Bollywood Trade.

The director is planning to start shooting in October.

Before that he has another film lined up with Riteish Deshmukh, Paresh Rawal and Om Puri and produced by Suresh and Asha Menon. This tells the story of poor villagers trying to encash a lottery ticket belonging to a man that dies of shock after knowing he has won a bonanza.

There is also talk about a Shah Rukh Khan starrer to be produced by Venus. However discussions on the project are still in progress - while Shah Rukh is keen on doing a comedy, Priyadarshan is looking at something serious.

Currently, Priyadarshan is busy trying to wrap up "Garam Masala" for Venus, which is a comedy about youngsters who indulge in two-timing and get caught. The film may probably be the last in the comedy genre for Priyadarshan.

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Chunkey Pandey banking on 'D'

Chunkey Pandey is quite excited about the feedback for his role of Raghav in "D". His friends and well-wishers who recently attended the premiere of the film had great things to say about Chunkey's performance, reports Bollywood Trade.

"I hope the audience receives it well too. I have been counting on the film to make a difference to my career," Chunkey says.

His next release will be Govinda's home-production "Sukh" in which Chunkey is paired with Govinda after a long time.

"Only Govinda will be able to tell when the film is releasing. I am told it will be releasing any day," he smiles.

In the meantime, Chunkey is busy continuing with his shows for the "Indian Idol" all over India. It will also be held in Bangladesh.

"I have a certain fondness for that place. It gave me a new high in acting when I was going through a dormant phase in Hindi films. Besides, there is nothing more enjoyable than show business. It is satisfying in every respect," he says.

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Swetta Keswani sick of TV roles

Actress Swetta Keswani has recently completed an international project, "The Memsahib", with Emily Hamilton, Glen Flitzgerald, Parvin Dabas and Murli Sharma, reports Bollywood Trade.

The film is a love story set in the 1850s and produced by Dana Offenbach and directed by Kruti Majmudar.
 
Swetta plays a princess. "It's my first English venture and I've got a great role. For a change I will have a non-glamorous, traditional, no make-up look," she says.

On television, Swetta hosts two shows. "I'm sincerely waiting for interesting roles in all kind of films because I'm sick of being offered similar roles on television," she adds.

Swetta admires directors Shyam Benegal, Nagesh Kukunoor, Sudhir Mishra and Sujoy Ghosh and is eager to work with them.