Hansal
Mehta
finally
opened
up
about
the
making
of
his
2017
film
Simran,
which
was
embroiled
in
several
controversies
before
its
release.
Simran's
writer-editor
Apurva
Asrani
had
accused
its
lead
actress
Kangana
Ranaut
of
grabbing
the
credit
for
his
work,
whereas
Kangana
was
reported
to
have
called
Hansal
spineless
and
a
coward.
In
a
recent
interview
with
the
Huffington
Post,
Hansal
spoke
about
all
that
went
down
during
the
process
of
the
film.
Wishing
that
he
had
never
made
it,
Hansal
called
the
film
an
'unnecessary
aberration'
in
his
career.
He
further
said
that
it
had
the
potential
to
be
a
great
film
and
it
makes
him
sad
that
it
wasn't
better.
Hansal
also
called
it
a
painful
time,
and
expressed
that
he
finds
it
difficult
to
speak
about
it
now.
He
shared
that
he
went
through
a
low
phase
mentally,
after
the
film's
release.
Talking
about
Kangana,
he
said,
"I'll
be
honest
with
you,
I
enjoyed
Kangana's
company
outside
the
set
and
I
had
a
great
time
with
her.
We
used
to
go
out
and
she
would
always
ask
me
to
choose
restaurants.
We'd
have
a
great
meal
together,
party
together,
I
would
choose
good
wine,
all
that
was
fun.
(But
on
the
sets)
It
went
out
of
my
control
completely.
That's
not
a
happy
situation
to
be
in."
Hansal
continued,
"Other
than
dealing
with
the
fact
that
she
(Kangana)
completely
took
charge
of
the
set
and
began
directing
other
actors,
I
lost
a
lot
of
money
too.
Which
had
nothing
to
do
with
her.
Financially
it
hit
me
badly.
I
was
stupid
enough
to
sign
some
papers
when
the
film
was
stuck
for
some
reason,
which
got
me
into
a
financial
and
legal
tangle.
So
almost
a
year-and-a-half,
there
was
arbitration
going
on
in
court.
I've
sort
of
emerged
back.
You
have
to
go
through
what
you
have
to
go
through.
It
was
tough."
"We
haven't
spoken
for
a
long
time.
On
Twitter,
we've
had
some
pleasant
exchanges.
She
invited
me
for
tea
one
day
just
to
talk
so
it's
fine
that
way.
There's
no
reason
to
have
any
interaction.
If
I
see
her,
it'll
be
very
cordial.
I
have
no
ill
feelings
for
anyone.
I
consciously
did
it,
she
didn't
pull
me
in.
The
reason
I
haven't
been
bitter
is
that
you
have
to
always
keep
the
room
open
for
mending.
You
never
know
who
you'll
meet
and
when.
I
am
very
philosophical
about
it.
Kangana,
everything
aside,
is
a
good
actor.
She's
a
fantastic
actor.
So
who
knows?
Tomorrow
there
might
be
something
and
we
might
want
to
make
a
film
together.
Bitterness
is
pointless,"
he
added.
When
he
was
previously
asked
about
the
controversies
surrounding
the
film,
he
had
said
that
he
chose
to
remain
silent
before
the
film
released
because
he
didn't
want
to
sabotage
a
film
that
had
many
people's
efforts
at
stake,
and
that
he
had
to
move
on
for
his
own
sanity.