Filmmaker and producer Mahesh Bhatt is gearing up for the release of his upcoming production, ‘Tu Meri Poori Kahani’. In a recent discussion, he addressed his approach to creating films with modest budgets.
Reducing Risks in Filmmaking
Bhatt shared insights on how he minimizes risks associated with filmmaking by avoiding excessive production costs. When asked about the trend of stars inflating film budgets with large entourages, he clarified his stance: “I don’t have to try. This has always been my way of filmmaking. I always believe that the lesser your cost, the more you can say something new. The higher the cost, the higher the risk. When the risk increases, the market is afraid. When the market is afraid, it sends you to the stars. When you go to the stars, the stars themselves are afraid of the market risks. They say, ‘This is good, but what if it doesn’t work, what will happen?’ The market creates films out of fear.”
The Essence of Fearlessness
He elaborated, “A frightened heart has a certain fragrance. There is something old about it. Something that has been done before. Something that was successful yesterday, something that was successful the day before. The work that is made with love, in which there is a feeling of having a lot of fun saying this, that is called fearlessness.”
Bhatt also expressed the importance of love in creativity, stating, “Love is fearless. That fearless heart is found in new people. Keeping this in mind, when we make a film or a song in a space that we like a lot, people are not different from us. You think you are an award-winning person. There is nothing like that. What you like, the other person likes. This is a fact.”
Release Date
‘Tu Meri Poori Kahani’ is scheduled to be released on September 26, 2025.