"Bhatt-saab hasn't directed it, yet 'Jashnn' is a Mahesh Bhatt film" - Raksha & Hasnain Hyderabadwala 
By Taran Adarsh, June 11, 2009 - 08:30 IST
They made THE KILLER and THE TRAIN and then took a two-year break. Now, Raksha Mistry and Hasnain Hyderabadwala, the director duo, are back with Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt's JASHNN - THE MUSIC WITHIN. "Bhatt-saab once said that to make a successful film, you need to incorporate something that is a part of your own life. So that's what we did. JASHNN is about a nobody, vying to be a somebody, just like us. Also, this one's an original, hence the time gap," Raksha justifies. Unlike their previous two, this film is a complete original.
Rumor has it that Mahesh Bhatt has 'directed' portions of the film. "Several scenes from the film are as emotional as his JANAM and SAARANSH, so he needed to be there to guide us. Bhatt-saab hasn't directed JASHNN, but we'd still say that it's a Mahesh Bhatt film," both echo. Why not Emraan Hashmi this time? "We needed someone young to pass off as a 20-year-old and I could see the anguish in Adhyayan after HAAL-E-DIL flopped. In fact, it was Emraan who suggested his name," the duo justify.
Not many are aware that Mohit Suri has shot the videos of the film. "At Vishesh Films, we work like a family, the jobs are distributed. In fact, you'd be surprised to know that Mohit hasn't done most of the videos of his films either. Someone else did it for him," they clarify.
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