Bhatts' next outing, Raaz 3, is up for release and it is clearly visible that Bipasha Basu has turned out to be the centre of all attraction. Whether it is the promos or the other publicity designs, it is Bipasha who is hogging all the limelight. One tends to ask the makers if this is being a little unfair towards Emraan Hashmi, considering the fact that he is the most saleable entity in the film and has come to his own over the last few years. Didn't he deserve a better place under the sun?
Smiles director Vikram Bhatt, "He is someone who is really mature and understands the way film promotion works. In fact he was the only actor from the film who was throughout part of the marketing meetings that we had. I have worked with him in Footpath years ago and from the Emraan of those days to the one I know today, he has really smartened."
Mukesh Bhatt further reaffirms that it was a conscious call taken by all involved and Emraan was in the loop throughout. Moreover, looking at the film, he feels that Bipasha was just the right fit for the role.
"See, the film's script demanded the casting of Bipasha; we realised that nobody better than her could have done the film. She is the most apt casting and fitted the role to the T. In the film she is playing a top superstar who is now losing out to a much younger starlet (Esha Gupta). If you draw parallels to the real life scenario, today Bipasha has been in the business for ten years and on a threshold where she may be developing the feeling of losing out. Who better than her to have an apt understanding of the character's emotion? We knew she would do complete justice to the character and she has done exactly that."
We would know when the film releases all over in 3D as well as 2D on 7th September.
