Aatma
is
yet
to
release
but
director
Suparn
Verma
says
he
is
ready
to
make
the
sequel
to
the
supernatural
thriller
with
a
new
theme
which
will
deal
with
the
"guilt" factor
in
a
relationship.
Starring
Bipasha
Basu
and
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
Aatma
will
hit
theatres
on
March
22.
"I
am
planning
Aatma
2
but
it
will
be
a
completely
new
story.
In
first
part,
the
story
and
its
character
completely
end.
So,
first
part
has
to
be
a
fresh
story
with
new
starcast.
The
theme
of
this
film
is
love
but
the
theme
of
its
sequel
will
be
guilt," Suparn
told
PTI.
Aatma
is
a
story
of
a
mother
and
daughter,
where
the
former
fights
to
keep
her
daughter
safe
from
the
ghost
of
her
father.
Asked
about
the
unusual
pairing
of
Nawazuddin
and
Bipasha
in
the
film,
Suparn
said,
"Bipasha
was
always
there
in
my
mind
when
I
was
writing
the
script
but
I
was
not
sure
about
the
male
lead.
I
watched
Kahaani
and
liked
Nawaz's
performance.
When
I
shared
my
idea
with
my
crew
then
everyone
liked
it."
Suparn,
38,
who
started
his
career
as
a
scriptwriter
for
the
2002
film
Chhal
and
made
his
debut
as
a
director
with
Fardeen
Khan
starrer
Ek
Khiladi
Ek
Haseena
in
2005,
said
his
real
life
experiences
have
inspired
him
to
make
Aatma.
"The
idea
of
losing
someone
you
love
the
most
is
the
strongest
inhibition
in
a
man's
life.
I
explored
this
idea
of
scare
and
emotions
simultaneously
in
this
film.
"I
lost
my
father
at
a
very
young
age
and
I
feel,
I
understand
these
situations
in
a
better
way.
My
fascination
with
supernatural
life
was
since
then.
Horror
films
are
always
not
about
ghost.
They
are
just
an
element
of
it,"
he
said.
With
the
introduction
of
new
technology
and
fresh
ideas,
the
director
feels
that
now
the
Bollywood
horrors
are
at
par
with
the
Hollywood
ones.
"Bollywood
films
are
now
technically
solid.
In
Aatma
we
have
used
Dolby
atmos
surround
sound
and
it
is
the
first
Indian
film
to
use
this
technology.
Only
about
23
Hollywood
films
have
used
the
new
technology
till
now.
Moreover,
now
big
stars
are
also
trying
this
genre,"
he
said.
The
journalist-turned-director
took
three
years
to
for
this
project
after
he
directed
multi-starrer
Acid
Factory
in
2009.