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I used to fantasize about turning invisible: Mahesh Bhatt

The director has also clarified that Mr X is not inspired from Mr India

Mumbai: Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has claried that 'Mr X', starring Emraan Hashmi is not inspired by 'Mr India'. Emraan Hashmi who plays an invisible man in the film recently turned a year older. Bhatt has specified that if there was any inspiration, it would be from the 1957 Ashok Kumar starrer that his director father Nanabhai Bhatt had made.

Bhatt said Vikram was keen to make another film in 3D after the sucess of 'Raaz 3'.

"Prior to 'Mr India' there was 'Mr X' made by my father in 1957. Prior to that, 'Mr X' was made by Vijay Bhatt, Vikram Bhatt's grandfather in 1937 and prior to that there was the 'The Invisible Man' in 1933. The narrative of invisible man has been there since decades," Bhatt told PTI.

"I have the memory of going to the sets with my father during the shooting. As a child when I saw my father's film, I used to fantasize about turning invisible," he added.

Hashmi, who plays a righteous ATS officer in the movie, echoed Bhatt saying the movie was entirely a creation of director Vikram's mind. The actor, however, remembers being impressed with the Shekhar Kapur's creation. "I wanted to get that watch which he (Anil Kapoor) presses and turns invisible in 'Mr India'," he said

Here's the trailer of the film

( Source : deccan chronicle )
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