By:
Faridoon
Shahryar,
IndiaFM
Thursday,
August
23,
2007
“I
have
no
respect
for
Muzammil
but
he
is
still
my
actor," said
Pooja
Bhatt
reacting
to
debutante
Ibrahim"s
recent
comments
in
the
media
exhibiting
himself
as
a
'victim"
who
had
a
tough
time
on
his
first
film
Dhoka
because
of
director"s
alleged
'high
handed"
ways.
“There
is
a
difference
between
Muzammil
and
John
Abraham.
The
same
man
(Viraj
Adav)
has
dubbed
for
him
who
had
dubbed
for
John
in
Jism.
John
had
asked
me
for
Viraj"s
number
to
thank
him.
He
said
that
this
guy"s
dubbing
has
added
to
my
performance.
The
reason
why
John
is
where
he
is
today
because
of
his
dedication
and
belief
in
the
people
he
has
worked
with."
Bhatt
said
sounding
unperturbed
by
her
protege"s
“immature
trivia
in
the
media"
as
she
feels
her
movie
is
way
above
loose
talk.
In
a
Mumbai
tabloid
Muzammil
had
stated
that
the
shooting
was
completed
in
38
days
and
if
he
was
bad
then
how
did
the
film
get
over
so
quickly?
“We
had
extensive
rehearsals
for
40
days
with
the
script
before
we
started
filming.
It"s
because
of
the
preparation
that
we
were
able
to
finish
the
film
so
fast
and
not
because
of
Muzammil.
I
have
the
making
of
the
entire
film
that
shows
what
exactly
happened
on
the
sets.
I
can
release
it
to
the
media
but
I
wouldn"t
do
it
as
I
don"t
want
the
focus
to
shift
away
from
the
film.
It
shows
how
abusive
he
can
be.
If
a
man
can
tell
the
world
that
he
is
having
a
problem
in
his
housing
society
because
he
is
a
Muslim,
gets
locked
up
in
jail;
only
to
be
found
out
later
that
the
people
whom
he
had
a
problems
with
in
his
society
were
also
Muslims,
then
such
a
man
can
do
anything.
Ashok
Pandit
warned
me
against
casting
him
but
I
always
honour
the
commitments
I
make,"
Bhatt
said
firmly.
Pooja
Bhatt,
in
a
lighter
vein
added
that
she
is
grateful
to
Ibrahim
for
working
in
Dhokha
despite
the
couple
of
flops
she
has
behind
her.
On
a
more
serious
note,
she
said
that
since
her
childhood
she
was
taught
to
show
respect
to
her
seniors.
“One
should
always
look
at
a
person"s
body
of
work
before
making
trivial
comments.
I"m
born
in
the
business
of
filmmaking
and
I
know
how
it
works
and
how
it
crumbles.
I"ve
produced
nine
films
and
look
at
the
kind
of
people
I"ve
worked
with....Ajay
Devgan,
Paresh
Rawal,
Sanjay
Dutt,
Kajol,
John,
Bipasha,
Irrfan...there
was
never
a
problem,"
Pooja
says
with
a
finality
in
her
voice.