Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Friday,
May
12,
2006
After
seeking
inspiration
from
Hollywood
DVD's,
this
time
Vikram
Bhatt
gets
inspired
from
himself.
Bhatt
takes
pride
in
making
a
movie
that
is
replica
of
his
personal
life.
After
making
action
comedies
and
thrillers,
Vikram
this
time
is
all
set
to
present
a
realistic,
emotional
drama
in
his
forthcoming
movie,
Ankahee.
Talking
to
IndiaFM,
Vikram
Bhatt
says
the
unsaid
-
Ankahee.
What
is
Ankahee
all
about?
As
its
marketing
says,
the
film
is
close
to
my
heart.
And
it's
inspired
by
the
emotions
that
I
felt
at
a
time
in
my
life.
It's
a
kind
of
cinema
that
I
haven't
attempted
before.
It
is
a
realistic
portrayal
of
emotions
and
it's
a
new
turn
for
me.
It
has
been
widely
spoken
in
the
media
that
Ankahee
is
about
your
relationship
with
Sushmita
Sen.
How
much
of
truth
is
in
it?
I
have
been
trying
to
clear
this
from
a
long
time
that
it
is
not
about
Sushmita
Sen.
It
is
not
based
on
the
actress
Sushmita
Sen
and
has
got
nothing
to
do
with
her.
Rather,
it's
based
on
emotions.
I
have
taken
these
fictional
characters.
It's
about
a
doctor,
a
glamorous
miss
world
and
a
house
wife.
I
have
taken
whatever
emotions
I
felt
in
that
time
of
my
life.
It's
not
about
a
person
in
particular.
You
may
ask
why
the
other
woman
is
a
Miss
world
or
a
celebrity.
I
would
like
to
clarify
it
too.
In
some
phase
of
your
life,
you
see
it
being
played
out
in
front
of
the
media.
That
happens
when
one
of
the
people
is
a
celebrity.
A
lot
of
extra
marital
affairs
happen,
but
no
one
reports
them.
When
a
person
is
a
celebrity,
then
the
media
circus
happens.
This
media
circus
is
very
much
a
part
of
my
life.
So
it's
nothing
to
do
with
Sushmita.
But
has
it
got
something
to
do
with
you?
It's
about
nobody
else
but
me.
The
film
is
also
about
a
father
talking
to
his
daughter,
who
he
has
not
met
for
16
years.
That's
how
the
film
begins.
He
wants
to
tell
her
his
side
of
the
story
and
about
what
he
went
through.
What
made
him
do
what
he
did?
Ultimately,
no
one
was
the
winner
in
whole
situation.
After
action
and
comedy,
why
did
you
think
of
taking
up
an
emotional
drama?
I
thought
I
was
repeating
myself.
Once
you
find
success,
you
start
repeating
yourself.
I
got
success
with
Kasoor
and
Raaz.
I
thought
thrillers
are
going
to
work
for
me.
Suddenly
I
felt
that
repeating
anything
is
not
success,
but
breaking
new
ground
is.
But
Ankahee
is
not
for
success,
but
a
need
that
I
have
to
tell
a
story.
This
story
was
within
me
from
a
long
time.
I
remember
that
Mahesh
Bhatt,
my
guru
had
once
told
me
that
there
is
one
story
inside
me
that
only
I
can
make.
I
don't
know
what
he
meant.
I
thought
he
meant
Raaz
and
that
only
I
can
make
supernatural
films.
But
now
I
think
what
he
meant
was
this
film.
No
one
else
can
make
Ankahee.
How
did
the
casting
happen?
Well,
it
was
not
a
very
mysterious
process!
Aftab
is
a
friend
and
somebody
I
have
worked
with
in
the
past.
I
think
he
is
a
very
good
and
underrated
actor.
He
is
a
friend
and
I
don't
hesitate
in
talking
about
anything
to
him.
We
could
share
lot
of
things
off
the
set
or
before
he
came
on
the
set.
I
felt
really
comfortable.
Amisha
is
a
very
good
actress.
And
I
have
being
saying
in
other
interviews
also.
I
can't
imagine
Ankahee
without
Amisha.
Whenever
I
look
at
the
character
of
Nandita,
I
feel
no
one
can
be
Nandita
but
Amisha.
I
don't
think
it's
possible
without
her.
Finally
Esha
is
untapped.
We
have
seen
films
like
Yuva
where
Esha
has
done
really
well.
Somehow,
she
was
lost
in
these
three
heroines-two
hero
kind
of
films.
When
I
narrated
this
to
her,
she
found
it
challenging.
She
thought
she
could
reinvent
herself.
We
discovered
her
progress
as
an
actress.
I
think
it
has
worked
out
for
all
of
us.
Esha
has
a
notably
different
look
in
Ankahee.
Yes,
indeed
she
looks
very
different.
We
did
approach
one
or
two
other
actresses
for
the
same
role.
But
then
we
zeroed
in
on
Esha.
As
I
said,
she
was
untapped.
She
hasn't
done
anything
histrionic
or
hysterical
before
this.
When
an
actor
becomes
too
predictable,
you
don't
enjoy
their
films.
So
it's
good
that
Esha
has
rediscovered
herself.
You
did
four
films
with
Aftab.
So
was
he
an
obvious
choice?
Yes,
Aftab
was
my
first
choice
but
then
things
went
wrong.
Then
it
went
to
Sanjay
Suri
and
then
it
came
back
to
Aftab!
What
is
the
USP
of
this
film?
I
think
it's
a
very
good
story.
It's
got
great
emotions,
writing
and
music.
Pritam's
music
is
also
doing
really
well.
Tell
us
something
about
that.
It
has
great
heart
felt
music.
It's
the
kind
of
music
that
makes
you
cry
and
touches
your
soul.
It's
not
the
usual
music.
Music
has
not
been
promoted
the
way
it
should
be.
What
do
you
have
to
say
about
that?
Well
I
always
feel
that
you
can't
keep
good
tunes
down
just
like
you
can't
keep
a
good
man
down.
It
will
find
its
way
to
the
ears
eventually.
If
it's
not
good,
it
won't
survive.
PNC
and
you
have
come
together
for
the
first
time.
How
was
it
working
with
them?
Well
they
are
a
good
corporate
house.
They
know
what
filmmaking
is
all
about.
They
are
extremely
organized
and
I
think
they
have
a
well
oiled
machinery
that
understands
cinema.
They
gave
me
all
the
support
that
I
needed
as
a
director.
None
of
the
actors
of
Ankahee
are
on
career
highs.
So
what
kind
of
opening
do
you
expect?
No,
I
don't
expect
a
very
big
opening.
I
expect
average
houses
though
the
audience
should
like
it.
I
expect
two
crores!
Your
past
few
movies
haven't
done
well.
Why
should
people
go
for
Ankahee?
Well
I
think
people
are
clever!
I
think,
people
are
very
forgiving.
They
go
and
buy
a
ticket
and
enjoy
the
film.
They
really
don't
care
about
the
filmmaker,
as
long
as
the
story
is
good.
I
think
they
want
good
stories.
People
go
either
to
cry,
laugh
or
to
get
scared.
I
think
people
will
go
to
watch
this
film
to
cry
and
will
love
it.
Tell
us
something
about
your
forthcoming
films.
My
forthcoming
films
include
Ramesh
Sippy's
Rooh
which
is
a
supernatural
thriller.
It's
a
ghost
story
with
new
comers.
Then
there
is
film
called
Red.
There
is
Harry
Baweja's
Speed
starring
Zayed
Khan
and
Aftab
Shivdasani.
It's
an
action
thriller
which
has
four
stories
woven
into
each.