By:
Praveen
Lance
Fernandes,
IndiaFM
Friday,
May
19,
2006
Come
this
Friday
and
we
will
see
the
release
of
a
film
very
close
to
Vikram
Bhatt's
heart.
At
least
that's
what
the
promos
of
his
film
Ankahee
have
to
say.
In
a
press
release,
Bhatt
got
very
emotional
-
"Not
many
years
ago,
I
was
torn
apart
by
a
relationship
that
took
with
it
everything.
My
marriage,
my
daughter,
my
life.
A
heavy
price.
Ankahee,
for
me
is
not
a
film.
It
is
my
life.
Unbiased.
Uncensored.
Untold.
But
sometimes,
regretted."
Right
from
the
inception
of
the
film
it
was
widely
speculated
that
Esha
Deol's
role
was
based
to
be
on
Vikram's
ex-
girlfriend
Sushmita
Sen.
But
now
since
the
film
is
nearing
release
Bhatt
seems
to
be
getting
a
dose
of
amnesia.
He
is
flatly
denying
the
fact
that
the
film
is
based
on
his
relationship
with
the
former
Miss
Universe.
According
to
him
the
whole
episode
was
media
created.
We
really
wonder
how
many
Miss
India's
he
really
dated
since
the
leading
lady
Esha
Deol
plays
the
role
of
a
Miss
World
in
the
film
and
the
press
kit
claims
it
to
be
a
true
story.
This
is
not
the
first
time
a
filmmaker
has
made
claims
of
his
film
being
inspired
by
someone's
real
life
story.
Just
a
month
back
there
was
an
exactly
similar
story
going
around
the
movie
Gangster
and
this
time
Mahesh
Bhatt
was
the
object
of
media
attraction.
While
in
making,
there
was
buzz
that
Gangster
was
loosely
based
on
the
life
of
Abu
Salem.
But
as
the
release
of
the
movie
neared
and
Abu
Salem
sent
a
legal
notice
to
the
Bhatts
from
inside
prison,
everyone
associated
to
the
film
pulled
back
it's
analogies
with
Salem's
life.
However
this
time
a
leading
news
channel
substantiated
the
fact
showing
back-to-back
clippings
of
interviews
with
Mahesh
Bhatt,
the
first
in
which
he
spoke
about
Gangster
being
based
on
Salem's
life
(while
the
film
was
still
under
production)
and
the
second
interview
(close
to
the
film's
release)
wherein
he
denied
his
own
claims.
The
same
goes
for
Mahesh
Bhatt's
upcoming
film
Woh
Lamhe
apparently
inspired
from
his
relationship
with
Parveen
Babi.
Bhatt
again
plays
the
same
game
here
again.
"This
is
not
the
story
of
Parveen
Babi",
says
the
writer
director.
In
fact
he
tries
to
play
it
safe
clarifying
"I
have
taken
some
moments
from
my
relationship
with
her.
Only
certain
portions
have
been
sourced." Whether
partly
or
fully
inspired,
ultimately
Parveen
Babi
will
be
on
people's
minds
and
they
will
want
to
watch
the
film
out
of
curiosity.
Ram
Gopal
Varma
once
said,
"Films
are
pieces
of
fiction
and
by
stating
that
they
are
based
on
a
particular
person
or
persons,
the
audience
goes
to
watch
it
with
a
set
thinking.
Consequently,
the
entire
beauty
and
essence
of
this
medium
is
lost.
I
think
that
some
things
are
best
left
to
the
imagination
of
a
discerning
viewer."
Ram
Gopal
Varma
too
has
made
his
share
of
real
life
inspired
movies.
When
he
just
started
work
on
Sarkar
there
was
a
buzz
that
the
character
of
Subhash
Nagre
played
by
Amitabh
Bachchan
was
loosely
based
on
Shiv
Sena
Chief
Bal
Thackeray.
Of
course
he
denied
any
similarities
when
the
movie
was
ready
for
release.
But
then
he
had
a
special
screening
of
Sarkar
for
the
Thackerays
at
their
residence
just
a
couple
of
days
before
the
movie
release.
We
wonder,
of
all
the
movies
made
by
RGV
why
did
the
Thackerays
show
interest
only
in
watching
Sarkar.
Even
the
Randeep
Hooda
starrer
underworld
flick
D
was
touted
to
be
based
on
the
life
of
underworld
don
Dawood.
However
RGV
cited
that
the
whole
episode
was
media
created.
While
on
the
subject
of
Bal
Thackeray,
he
also
had
a
screening
of
Mani
Ratnam's
Bombay
with
Amitabh
Bachchan
(who
was
the
distributor
of
the
film)
because
he
felt
that
one
character
from
the
film
was
a
take
on
his
image.
The
modus
operandi
is
simple.
There
have
been
many
instances
where
a
producer
leaks
out
false
information
to
the
media
about
the
film
being
based
on
some
real
life
personality.
Once,
that
happens
there
is
a
good
chance
that
the
media
will
want
to
thrive
on
that
piece
of
information
and
make
a
big
hullabaloo
of
it.
After
that
the
producer
denies
it
outright.
In
this
whole
episode,
the
producer
gets
double
publicity
for
his
film
-
first
while
making
the
allegations
and
later
by
denying
them.
And
all
this
free
of
charge!
The
filmmakers
conveniently
put
the
entire
blame
on
the
media.
But
as
they
say;
there
is
no
smoke
without
fire.
Where
does
the
news
originate
from?
Especially
in
cases
where
the
movie
is
just
announced
and
the
media
surely
have
no
access
to
the
scripts
or
screenings
of
the
film.
There's
where
all
the
so-called
sources
and
industry
insiders
are
quoted
in
the
reports.
However
that
doesn't
mean
the
media
has
a
clean
chit
in
this
entire
episode.
The
film
industry
points
fingers
at
the
media
and
the
media
points
it
back
to
the
industry.
It's
a
blame
game
going
out
there.
There
are
many
instances
where
the
media
unnecessarily
makes
an
issue
out
of
trivial
resemblances
too.
Then
there
are
the
usual
B-graders
which
try
to
create
some
sort
of
hype
for
their
films
on
these
lines.
The
film
Adaa
-
Will
Kill
You
starring
Diana
Hayden
and
Gulshan
Grover
was
supposedly
based
on
Princess
Diana's
divorce,
her
relationship
with
Dodi
Al-
Fayed
and
her
untimely
death
in
a
car
accident.
The
film
subsequently
got
shelved.
Jigyaasa
starring
Hrishitaa
Bhat
was
alleged
to
be
a
take
on
Mallika
Sherawat's
entry
into
Bollywood.
The
film
did
take
potshots
of
several
known
names
in
the
industry
but
in
the
end,
it
was
just
another
sleaze
fest.
A
few
weeks
later
saw
the
release
of
Madhubaala,
another
flick
having
the
film
industry
as
a
backdrop.
This
story
was
a
direct
take
on
the
Preeti
Jaiin
-
Madhur
Bhandarkar
issue
where
the
former
charged
Bhandarkar
of
raping
her.
Ironically
while
the
makers
were
open
about
their
claims
this
time
promoting
it
as
a
true
story
of
a
National
Award
winning
director,
nobody
knows
how
much
of
truth
was
shown
in
the
film.
The
producers
and
director
of
Chaahat
-
Ek
Nasha
spread
word
that
their
leading
ladies
Manisha
Koirala
and
Preeti
Jhangiani
were
playing
the
roles
of
international
pop
stars
Britney
Spears
and
Madonna
and
there
would
be
a
scene
on
their
infamous
kiss.
No
kiss
and
definitely
no
pop
star
material.
The
producers
too
cited
media
speculation
after
the
release
of
the
film
and
said
they
were
misquoted.
If
we
go
to
see
none
of
these
films
mentioned
above
are
actually
based
on
anyone's
real
life.
A
really
loose
inspiration
of
someone
could
lead
the
producers
to
capitalize
on
somebody's
factual
life
story.
Another
film
by
the
name
of
Deepa
Ka
Tarannum
is
based
on
the
recent
story
of
bar
dancer
Tarannum.
Her
limelight
in
the
media
sure
has
made
her
story
Bollywood
material.
It
stars
the
controversial
Preeti
Jaiin
in
the
lead.
After
the
whole
Ek
Chotisi
Love
Story
controversy,
director
K.
Shashilal
Nair
said
he
would
be
making
a
film
on
Manisha
Koirala
and
get
her
deepest
secrets
exposed.
This
quote
was
made
over
two
years
ago
and
no
signs
of
the
film.
And
finally
a
new-comer
Neelesh
Mulye
is
planning
to
make
a
film
on
the
Abhishek
Bachchan
-
Karisma
Kapoor
split.
The
film
will
include
characters
based
on
Karisma's
husband,
Sanjay
Kapoor
and
her
sister
Kareena,
as
well.
According
to
the
maker
this
film
will
be
about
Karisma's
marriage
on
the
rebound
to
Sanjay
Kapoor,
their
hurried
honeymoon
and
a
subsequent
split
and
finally
their
coming
together.
Considering
the
fact
that
the
entire
Abhishek-Karisma
who
never
ever
revealed
or
spoken
about
to
the
world
by
the
persons
in
question,
we
wonder
how
does
this
debutante
filmmaker
know
about
their
inner
secrets.