Priyadarshan: Lizzy and I are together

Filmmaker Priyadarshan has been missing from Bollywood since the debacle of his 2013 release Rangrezz. He recently made headlines again, with rumours of a rift with his wife, former actress Lizzy.

Breaking his silence, Priyan claims the couple have sorted their problems.

"I was shooting in the interiors of Kerala, oblivious to the whispers about my marriage," he says. "Let me assure everyone, Lizzy and I are very much together. We will prove it at the CCL match in Hyderabad on Friday."

Not that Priyan is denying the differences. But he protests: "Which couple doesn’t argue and fight? Sure, Lizzy and I had some differences of opinion. It all started over a recent CCL match. Like any marriage, things that happen between a couple should remain private. No one has the right to put our marriage on display.”

Priyan and Lizzy will complete the silver jubilee of their marriage next year.

“We have been married for 24 years," he says. "Next year we plan to have a grand silver-jubilee celebration. Have we ever been caught looking anything but happy together? If we had some difference of opinion, does it mean we’re separating?”

Priyan says he was shocked by the divorce rumours. “I could understand rumours about us having differences but where did divorce come in? Lizzy gave up her career to be my wife and to look after my home. She has given me a wonderful son. I can’t express enough gratitude for her presence in my life."