Two
years
in
the
making,
Bipasha
Basu"s
Lamhaa
is
finally
up
for
release
today.
Though
narrated
as
a
thriller,
at
the
core
of
it,
the
film
carries
an
issue-based
subject.
Considering
the
fact
that
Kurbaan,
which
released
last
year,
too
was
an
issue-based
film
(despite
the
thriller
treatment)
and
still
didn"t
work
at
the
box
office,
isn"t
Bipasha
worried
about
the
fate
of
Lamhaa?
“Well,
honestly
I
really
don"t
know
much
about
such
matters.
How
can
one
predict?
Audiences
are
very
moody
and
sometimes
they
ignore
even
good
films.
The
business
of
films
is
so
unpredictable
and
you
don"t
know
how
your
product
is
received
by
the
audience.
Of
course,
I
do
wish
though
that
people
watch
Lamhaa.
There
couldn"t
have
been
more
topical
film
than
this",
says
Bipasha,
who
is
having
a
mainstream
release
to
her
name
(if
one
ignores
the
atrocious
Pankh)
close
to
nine
months
after
All
The
Best.
“Lamhaa
is
important
because
it
talks
about
the
country
that
we
are
living
in
and
the
situation
which
is
prevalent
here",
reflects
Bipasha.
“Today
we
are
talking
about
Kashmir
but
the
reality
is
such
that
this
could
happen
in
any
state
in
our
country.
We
constantly
hear
about
how
Kashmir
is
a
disputed
place
and
how
there
are
people
who
want
freedom
from
India
or
Pakistan.
But
then
we
just
pause
for
a
second,
have
those
mixed
emotions
and
move
on.
That"s
not
fair
because
we
should
not
be
okay
with
the
stalemate
situation
out
there."
With
a
definite
subject
clarity
coming
from
the
man
at
the
hot
seat,
Rahul
Dholakia
(the
director),
Bipasha
has
come
to
realize
the
plight
of
an
average
Kashmiri
in
on
her
own
small
way.
In
fact,
the
character
played
by
her
also
mouths
a
statement,
'Yeh
gussa
hamein
virasat
mein
milta
hai",
which
pretty
much
sums
up
the
core
of
the
film
in
a
big
way.
“Absolutely",
Bipasha
says
immediately,
“This
dialogue
really
makes
an
impact.
You
can,
I
can
talk
about
it
but
would
realize
the
truth
behind
it
only
after
talking
to
a
Kashmiri.
It
is
a
different
situation
when
you
actually
see
their
plight".
On
a
parting
note,
she
makes
a
call
to
the
youth
of
India.
“I
just
hope
that
youth
watches
Lamhaa
as
well
other
than
the
frothy
films
that
release
practically
every
week",
she
says,
“One
should
watch
all
kind
of
films.
With
the
kind
of
infrastructure,
dedication
and
conviction
that
has
gone
into
the
making
of
Lamhaa,
we
should
encourage
the
effort
more
than
ever".