Maverick
film-maker
Ram
Gopal
Varma
returns
to
the
horror
format
with
Phoonk
2,
the
sequel
to
the
successful
Phoonk,
which
opens
tomorrow.
In
fact,
the
this
Friday
also
marks
the
release
of
Ahmed
Khan
and
his
wife
Shaira's
film
production
debut
Paathshaala,
which
features
Nana
Patekar,
Shahid
Kapoor
and
Ayesha
Takia
Azmi
in
key
roles.
While
there's
no
similarity
between
Paathshaala
and
Phoonk
2,
since
the
two
films
belong
to
different
genres,
RGV
is
confident
that
Phoonk
2
would
not
get
overpowered
by
the
stars
in
the
other
film
(Paathshaala).
Like
always,
RGV
makes
a
witty
remark,
"The
crow
is
my
hero
and
the
doll,
the
heroine." If
you
jog
your
memory,
RGV
had
used
the
pic
of
a
crow
in
the
promotional
campaign
of
Phoonk.
In
Phoonk
2,
Phoonk
row
as
also
a
doll...
a
sinister
doll,
in
fact.
Says
Sudeep,
the
lead
man
of
Phoonk
and
Phoonk
2,
"It's
not
right
to
compare
the
two
films,
but
I
genuinely
feel
that
Phoonk
2
is
far
more
scary
than
the
first
part." Meanwhile,
there's
talk
in
the
industry
circles
that
RGV
plans
to
continue
with
the
Phoonk
series.
Reportedly,
Phoonk
3
will
be
made
in
3D.
RGV,
is
it
true?
Story first published: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 15:02 [IST]