As
someone
who
has
directed
films
like
Arth,
Saaransh
and
Zakhm,
Mahesh
Bhatt
says
he
was
equally
comfortable
in
mentoring
the
young
team
behind
his
upcoming
supernatural
erotic
thriller
Khamoshiyan.
Bhatt
has
turned
presenter
for
the
Karan
Derra-directed
film
that
stars
Ali
Fazal
and
will
mark
the
Bollywood
debut
of
TV
actors
Gurmeet
Choudhary
and
Sapna
Pabbi.
The
film,
produced
by
Bhatt's
Vishesh
Films
and
presented
by
Fox
Star
Studios,
will
hit
theatres
on
January
30.
"I
just
love
working
with
the
younger
lot.
Karan
is
just
22.
He
reminded
me
of
my
journey
when
I
began
in
1973.
They
say
as
you
get
older,
you
have
faith
in
younger
people.
I
have
tremendous
faith
in
him
and
Ali,
Gurmeet
and
Sapna.
They
have
made
an
unusual
film," Bhatt
told.
"The
idea
seems
familiar-
it
is
in
the
supernatural
erotic
space
but
so
is
'Twilight'
and
so
are
many
films
in
the
west.
I
think
this
film's
heart
is
in
the
right
place
and
that
is
why
I
am
with
it.
Last
time
I
stepped
up
was
with
City
Lights,
which
was
also
promoted
very
aggressively
by
me,"
he
added.
Bhatt,
65,
said
he
does
not
see
a
contradiction
in
promoting
erotic
thrillers
as
he
has
made
all
kind
of
films
though
he
is
famous
for
his
more
serious
outings.
"I
don't
see
any
contradiction
in
promoting
CityLights,
which
was
a
serious
subject
on
rural
migration
and
a
triangular,
erotic
thriller
like
Khamoshiyan.
I
have
made
all
kind
of
films
and
there
is
once
again
a
willingness
in
the
audience
to
accept
different
cinema,"
Bhatt
said.
The
filmmaker,
who
quit
direction
at
the
age
of
50,
said
he
now
enjoys
mentoring
young
people.
"Making
a
film
is
very
gratifying
and
intoxicating.
It
does
great
things
to
your
self-esteem
but
pushing
people
and
mentoring
them
to
their
full
potential
is
far
more
fulfilling.
Young
people
have
a
gaze.
Every
five
years
there
is
a
shift
in
cinema
space
but
we
are
slow
to
catch
that.
Young
people
understand
that
shift,"
he
added.
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