Vikram Bhatt's 3D movie is ready to release

He is known as the master of horror in Indian cinema and now filmmaker Vikram Bhatt is presenting it in a new package, the 3D format! “When I completed Shaapit, I thought I would stay away from horror for a while. But then there was this next step in technology that I just had to explore. When I am selling fear, it would be great to do so on 3D,” says Bhatt.

Now, his next film, Haunted, is all set for release on 3D too. “Haunted is about a boy who deals with real estate and properties. On one of his visits to the mountains for a particular deal, he realises that the place is haunted. Secrets await him there and what began as a professional journey soon takes over his personal life,” explains Bhatt.

For the director, Avatar takes the cake as far as the ultimate 3D experience is concerned. And he’s leaving no stone unturned to ensure his film is perfect too. He’s even hired a team of technicians from abroad to work on the special effects.

With Haunted on its way, Vikram is not too sure about what he plans to do next. “I don’t really plan too much, I just go with the flow,” says Vikram, who believes that there are takers for all genres of films. “There are two ways of getting the audience to the theatres. First is to get them in at any cost and second is to get people in and make sure they like what they see. Marketing is important, but it’s also important not to be a con artist. Gimmicks will make sure that audiences are there only for the first weekend. They might be able to recover costs if the making of the film has not been too expensive. But there’s no point in making thrash,” he
says.

Quiz him about the changes he has noticed in the film industry over the years and he is quick to reply, “I need to quote Charles Dickens in this context, ‘Nothing was the same yet everything is the same.’ We have a different set of people, yet we suffer from the same problem, even after so many years.”