VIKRAM BHATT

Man has fallen victim to seduction since times immemorial.

However beautiful a woman may be, she gets cold feet, she gets angry, she fears, she has insecurity - she is a human being.

The character of Bipasha in 'Raaz 3' is not influenced by Ameesha. It's just about understanding women and their insecurities.

Stupidly, in our industry, producers pay precious money to sign stars whom they might not even use in the film. Producers believe stars make hits; actually it is the script that makes a film successful.

I am a middle-order batsman. Delivering a 100-crore hit each time is the job of the opening batsman. I will come, do my job to the best of my abilities and leave the rest to my audience.

Freedom is not freedom unless you are free!

I have never hidden my relationship and I have been called the worst names in the showbiz world.

If Madhur Bhandarkar makes a movie tomorrow, people will expect him to do something like 'Chandni Bar' or 'Corporate!' Similarly, it takes time for filmmakers to break that stereotype and attempt something new - it is difficult for filmmakers to be versatile in Bollywood.

Khamoshiyan' is emotional like 'Raaz.'

The script of 'Shaapit' was such that the leading man couldn't be shown indulging into anything heroic.

Raaz 3' has a human touch and in fact, horror comes in third place. The first is human touch, while music takes the second place.

You make your own choices. Even extramarital affair, it's your own decision. And you suffer for it and pay for it. That's what 'Ankahee' is all about.

People want a story - and my horror films have never been about only ghosts and spirits. They have their share of love, hatred, jealousy and complexity of relationships involved.

I'm not what I make.

I do believe that there are some films that cannot be made without stars.

My failings are the result of my own inter-personal abilities. I am not a good husband or boyfriend.

The web offers a creative climate that filmmakers have been craving for.

I don't think any one relationship in my life has wrecked me. I think I am a collection of wrecks.

A personal code of conduct that you follow is far better than a social code of conduct that you are forced to follow.

I don't believe in the institution of marriage anymore. It's redundant; it's an outdated institution. It's like lanterns in a house, you don't use them anymore.

If a producer goes to the censor at the last minute, just before the film releases, then he often settles with cuts because he cannot afford to lose any more time.

Is democracy about living in fear? Is that what our forefathers fought the British for?

I think people will discover themselves in 'Ankahee.'

We were all one, all the languages and all the people and all the states. We are one country and we have the freedom to talk in any language.

I don't think films and television can be killed by the web. They shall always remain but as time passes we shall see that they give us a very different kind of entertainment.