Awaarapan is Bhatts' most expensive film
Wednesday,
November
22,
2006
Mahesh
and
Mukesh
Bhatt's
Vishesh
Films
continues
to
surprise
you
with
newer
stories
helmed
by
supremely
talented
directors.
And
the
success
of
Murder,
Zeher,
Gangster
And
Woh
Lamhe
is
proof
that
the
Bhatts
believe
in
focusing
on
content
than
stars.
Brimming
with
ideas
and
not
the
type
to
rest
on
past
laurels,
the
Bhatts
announced
their
most
ambitious
project
at
a
grand
bash
on
20th
November:
Awaarapan.
Before officially announcing Awaarapan, music company Saregama and Vishesh Films celebrated their association with pomp and show. Not only were trophies distributed to the actors/crew of the film, even the all-India distributors of the films had flown to Mumbai to partake in the celebrations and collect their trophies.
The look of Awaarapan was later unveiled. Although the Bhatts are keeping the plotline of the film a well-guarded secret, director Mohit Suri did reveal the gist of the story to this writer. "It's about an atheist turning into a believer," Mohit revealed. Emraan Hashmi will be seen sporting a new look in the film -- long hair, moustache, stubble and yes, holding a gun.
Reportedly, Awaarapan is Bhatts' most expensive film to date. "It's budgeted at Rs. 18 crores," Mukesh Bhatt tells me, "We never said we wouldn't make expensive films. We always maintained that we won't pay astronomical fees to stars and are stand remains the same. The subject of Awaarapan demands this kind of a budget and hence, we're spending that amount. We're definitely not following the trend of making expensive films just for the heck of it."
Also in the pipeline are projects with Anurag Basu [Suicide Bomber; "I am still working on the script," Basu says], Showbiz [Raju Khan] and a project with Pooja Bhatt.