“I have said goodbye to direction. I'M encouraging new talents. I'M 64 years old now and at this age, encouraging upcoming talents may be very satisfying,” Bhatt told IANS.
The filmmaker, through his production banner Vishesh Films, has given a platform to many directors, actors and inventive individuals with Bollywood dreams.
Be it director Mohit Suri, “Blood Money” director Vishal Mahadkar, actor Emraan Hashmi or Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone, who will make her Bollywood debut together with his “Jism 2″, many of us from the industry have had their firsts with Bhatt.
Currently also, the veteran is busy promoting another newcomer Esha Gupta, the leading lady of “Jannat 2″.
Miss India International 2007 winner Esha is cast opposite Emraan within the film, a sequel to 2008 film “Jannat”. Bhatt is doing every piece to push her into limelight.
“Esha Gupta is an unusual Indian girl who walked into my office. At the moment there's no Indianness left any longer in others. This girl comes from Delhi, with a female charm; and grace and intelligence are a perilous combination,” said Bhatt.
For “Jannat 2″, directed by Kunal Deshmukh, Emraan was a must, he said.
“Emraan was must for ‘Jannat 2′. He was a mandatory casting for the movie. Nobody will have played this role better than him. He has a heart of gold,” added Bhatt.
Emraan, who started his career with the Bhatt camp with the movie “Footpath” in 2003 and featured in a chain of movies with the banner, is now renowned in Bollywood.
Bhatt said he's glad to peer his progress within the industry.
“Emraan has evolved as an actor. From his debut film ‘Footpath’, he has come an overly great distance. He's a celebrity now. Today everybody desires to cast him of their films,” he said, denying any speculation of a rift between him and the actor, who's also his nephew.
“There were no differences between me and Emraan. I COULDN'T attend ‘Jannat 2′ music launch as I USED TO BE in Jaipur with Pooja (Bhatt) for the shooting of ‘Jism 2′.
“I believe Emraan is huge enough to carry a movie as he's a celebrity now,” said Bhatt.Now Bhatt’s concentration may be on promoting his “Blood Money” lead actor Kunal Kemmu, who also featured as a kid star within the filmmaker’s hit film “Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke”.
“Kunal Kemmu isn't a celeb. He needs me now, Emraan doesn't need me,” Bhatt said. – IANS
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