Filmmaker
Mahesh
Bhatt,
who
was
in
the
capital
on
Wednesday
to
promote
the
forthcoming
TV
show
Dil
Ki
Baatein,
which
touches
upon
euthanasia,
says
the
Ram
Kapoor-Gurdeep
Kohli
starrer
will
promote
a
zest
for
life
among
the
people.
He
also
says
that
it
is
possibly
the
most
powerful
autobiography
and
narratives
that
he
has
drawn
out
from
his
heart.
"Dil
Ki
Baatein
celebrates
life
because
there
is
death,
and
thank
god
there
is
death
because
(otherwise)
people
won't
realise
what
life
is
all
about.
It
is
about
a
zest
towards
life," Bhatt,
who
has
penned
the
show's
concept,
said
here.
The
filmmaker
said
the
show
"has
been
made
passionately
because
it
comes
from
an
area
of
my
life
where
I've
gone
through
such
circumstances".
"It's
possibly
the
most
powerful
autobiography
and
narratives
that
I've
drawn
out
from
my
heart,"
said
Bhatt,
who
was
joined
by
Ram
and
the
show's
co-producers
Guroudev
Bhalla
and
Dhaval
Gada
at
a
press
conference
here.
Talking
about
what
aspect
of
his
life
the
show
highlights,
the
"Arth"
director
said:
"It
comes
from
a
very
intense
relationship
that
I
had
with
this
man
named
U.G.
Krishnamurti,
who
was
my
friend,
guide
and
philosopher.
Whatever
I
am,
is
based
on
the
backdrop
of
my
understanding
that
I
had
towards
him.
"In
March
2007
(when
Krishnamurti
died),
I
had
to
go
through
this
very
painful
process
of
making
a
decision,
similar
to
what
the
character
(in
the
show)
does
--
how
do
you
go
about
executing
the
desire
of
the
person
who
you
love
the
most...when
that
person
says
allow
me
to
make
an
exit
from
the
world,
what
will
you
do
then...
Will
you
allow
him
to
go
or
do
you
and
your
own
selfishness
will
block
his
way?"
The
story
of
the
show
--
loosely
based
on
Bhatt's
1989
film
"Daddy"
--
revolves
around
Ram
(played
by
Ram
himself),
who
wants
to
rescue
his
terminally
ill
wife
Anandita
(essayed
by
Gurdeep)
and
how
he
and
his
children
try
to
bring
her
back
into
their
lives.
Talking
about
his
character,
Ram
said:
"I'm
very
privileged
and
honoured
to
be
a
part
of
this
project.
I
know
it's
going
to
take
a
lot
from
me
because
I'm
an
actor
who
likes
to
connect
to
his
roles
and
feel
them
intentionally."
Ram
says
he
didn't
do
any
preparations
for
his
role
in
the
show.
"I' a
married
man
too.
I
also
have
two
children.
I
connected
to
my
role
quickly.
What
I
thought
is
that
I'll
try
and
connect
Ram
(the
character)
to
my
real
life.
"Whenever
I
was
performing
in
front
of
the
camera,
I
was
not
thinking
about
my
reel
family.
I
was
looking
at
my
real
family.
When
I
saw
her
(Gurdeep)
on
the
death
bed,
my
eyes
were
full
of
tears
because
in
my
mind
it
was
my
real
wife
Gautami.
That's
what
connected
me
well
to
my
character.
He
is
very
close
to
me,"
he
added.
Apart
from
Ram
and
Gurdeep,
Dil
Ki
Baatein,
which
will
be
aired
on
March
23
on
Sony
Entertainment
Television,
will
also
star
Mahima
Makhwana,
Ratna
Shinde
and
Pankaj
Dheer.
The
show
is
likely
to
bring
freshness
in
the
telly
world.
"We
want
to
redefine
the
kind
of
stories
that
are
currently
aired
on
television.
TV
usually
shows
'saas
bahu'
shows
and
kitchen
politics,
but
with
a
show
of
this
kind,
we
want
to
rewrite
the
root
of
television
industry," said
producer
Guroudev
Bhalla.