Actress-turned-director
Pooja
Bhatt
hopes
Jism
2
would
be
lucky
for
her
the
way
Arth
was
for
her
father
Mahesh
Bhatt.
"I
think
and
hope
that
Jism
2
will
be
my
Arth.
It
is
a
coincidence
that
I
am
at
the
same
stage
like
my
father.
Even
he
had
four
films
like
Naya
Daur,
Manzilein
Aur
Bhi
Hain
and
others
before
Arth,
but
none
of
them
did
well," Pooja
told
reporters
here
last
night,
at
the
promotional
event
of
Jism
2.
"I
think
somewhere
what
is
special
about
Arth
is
that
finally
the
lady
makes
a
choice
of
not
to
be
with
the
husband
and
not
be
with
the
lover.
In
Jism
2,
Izna
(Sunny
Leone)
is
a
porn
star
and
by
the
end
she
makes
a
choice
that
redeems
her
character.
So
we
are
talking
about
choices
and
that
is
the
similarity
between
the
two
movies," she
said.
This
time,
the
40-year-old
director
is
hopeful
that
Jism
2
will
do
well,
thanks
to
the
trailers
and
music.
"I
think
I
am
at
a
stage
where
as
a
director
I
have
got
nothing
to
lose
as
I
have
had
four
flops
behind
me.
I
have
a
brand
Jism
about
which
there
is
excitement
and
interest
among
the
public.
The
film
is
looking
good,
music
is
liked
by
all," Pooja
said.
The
Bhatt
camp
has
offered
Indo-Canadian
porn
star
Sunny
Leone
her
first
break
in
Bollywood
with
erotic
thriller
Jism
2.
"As
the
film
is
about
porn
star,
we
did
not
need
to
establish
the
film
and
the
character
since
it
is
already
there
in
the
people's
eye.
I
think
it
is
the
combination
of
her
(Sunny
Leone)
persona
and
the
brand
Jism
that
the
second
part
looks
interesting.
If
we
would
have
taken
Sunny
in
other
film
I
dont
think
the
excitement
level
would
have
been
same," Pooja
said.
While
the
promos
seem
to
convey
Jism
2
as
an
adult
film,
Pooja
feels
being
bold
does
not
necessarily
mean
showing
off
the
skin.
"Bold
is
not
just
taking
your
clothes
off;
bold
also
means
your
actions,
your
thought
process.
I
was
known
as
bold
actress
as
I
lived
my
life
on
my
own
terms.
Similarly
in
Jism
2,
Sunny
is
someone
who
lives
her
life
on
her
own
terms.
It
was
in
2002
when
I
saw
Sunny
that
innocent
face
stuck
in
my
head.
I
thought
she
would
be
perfect
but
things
did
not
materialise
that
time,"
she
said.
Actors
Randeep
Hooda
and
Arunoday
Singh
will
play
Leone's
love
interests
in
the
sequel
to
the
John-Bipasha
starrer
2003
hit
film
Jism.
"I
saw
Arunoday
Singh
in
Yeh
Saali
Zindagi
and
in
an
ad
for
a
liquor
brand.
I
felt
he
was
perfect
for
the
role
of
Ayaan
in
Jism
2.
We
wanted
the
person
to
look
believable,
rooted
from
North
India,
and
he
fits
the
bill,"
Pooja
said.
"And
then
began
my
nightmare
of
finding
Kabir
(Randeep
Hooda),
as
it
is
a
very
complex
role,
it
not
only
requires
a
good
looking
man
but
a
power
house
in
terms
of
talent.
It
was
while
the
editing
of
Jannat
2
that
I
happened
to
see
Randeep's
work.
I
felt
I
found
Kabir,"
she
added.
Produced
by
Pooja
Bhatt
and
Dino
Morea,
the
film
Jism
2
will
release
on
August
3.