‘It is more heart than horror’ ...reveals filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt about the upcoming horror film

‘It is more heart than horror’

...reveals filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt about the upcoming horror film

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who is gearing up for the release of Raaz3 reveals that unlike the earlier two films in the franchise, which played mainly on the horror element, this one is more about inter-personal relationships. “It is more heart than horror. There is emotional conflict and is more human,” says Bhatt. The film, incidentally, has been inspired by real people and incidents. International singer Rihanna, who is said to worship Satan (in a song), is sort of a take-off point. There is also ample usage of black magic in the film, which Bhatt has been privy to. “I have come across people in the industry, who covet others’ success, resorting to kaala jaadu. Also, as a kid I have seen this man Ranjan who had suffered some mental stress and used to do black magic. He was an intelligent man but he tried to get greedy and used Satan as his key to success, which cost him his life,” says Bhatt, who has used these experiences in the film. The filmmaker will next get busy with the sequel to Aashiqui that is being directed by Mohit Suri. Ask him if he has any plans of getting back to direction and Bhatt clarifies that he will never ever helm a film again. “I am in a new phase now, encouraging, guiding and helping new talent. I love it,” smiles the filmmaker, who has made some path-breaking films like Arth and Saaransh among others. He feels that even today out-of-the-box ideas are the ones working at the box-office. “Despite the firestorm of negativity, Jism2 has done a great business,” he asserts.