'Murder 2 is the biggest hit of the year'

This is the first success party for the Bhatts since Raaz TMC in early 2009. They have had three flops: Jashnn, Tum Mile, and Crook, since then. The party was graced by the cast and crew of Murder 2. Jaqueline walked in late, but looked smashing in a sequined dress. Prachi Desai, Randeep Hooda, Kunal Deshmukh, Kunal Khemu, and friends and family of the Bhatts, along with a strong media presence, made the event a celebratory affair. We caught up with the Bhatt brothers and Emraan Hashmi to talk about the success of the film.

Investment

Mukesh Bhatt: My brother Mahesh looks after the creative aspects, and I look into the investment. In terms of returns on investment, I am proud to say that Murder 2 is the biggest hit of the year. The collections of Ready must be more than that of Murder 2, but Ready is a big-budget film. The return on investment ofReady and what the producers and distributors have earned is not even one-fourth of what Murder 2 has returned. This gives me great joy. This wouldn't have been possible without the cast and crew. Mohit Suri knew that he wanted to make a realistic film. He stuck to his vision, and made a good film within a budget. Emraan worked for seventeen hours a day. Usually, our bigde hue stars don't work that long, but Emraan did it for us. We are very proud of our in-house hero, who worked extra hard to make sure the film was completed in time. My sister Kumkum Saigal has contributed immensely to the film. Our entire family came together to make a hard-hitting, good film that would become a commercial success. We want our next film to do even better business, and we will strive for it.

Strengths

Emraan Hashmi: Our film had critics who said that such a dark film would not do good business, but we stuck to our vision. The film has very good actors such as Jaqueline and Prashant, among others, and everybody's performance has been brilliant. Mohit Suri has directed the film very well, and the music worked for the film, Shagufta and Bhatt saab wrote a very nice story. The film has been a team effort. Inshallah, we will continue the stories with Murder 3, which will be an even bigger success.

Future projects

Mahesh Bhatt: We have Mohit Suri making Murder 3 for us, unless he decides to go to Hollywood. Kunal Deshmukh will make Informer with Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai, and Randeep Hooda. There is another leading lady in it. Vikram Bhatt has come back to us to make Raaz 3. He brings his expertise of three-dimensional cinema. The film stars Emraan, Randeep, Jaqueline, and one more lady. We will make some big announcements regarding the same. Then, there is Blood Money with Kunal Khemu, and the film has a new director.