Jism 2 deals with sexuality at a deeper level:Bhat

Pooja Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt, famous father- daughter duo, is back after a long time with their movie 'JIsm 2'. While the senior Bhatt has always been a part of Pooja's movies in some way or the other, in a lot of ways he has also been a fence sitter while handing her over the baton of creativity. However for 'Jism 2' he is obviously much more hands-on. While the film has already created good buzz due to its unusual casting ofSunny Leone, Randeep Hooda and Arundoay Singh, Mahesh Bhatt is happy to have a passionate and candid chat in his characteristic tone.

Was the idea behind 'Jism 2' to take the franchise further? Or did the story come first and then fitted into the 'Jism' template.
'Jism' as a film was very different. It had a narrative, which held on its own, and had distinct, interesting and on the edge characters. These qualities acted as its strong feet and carried the film forward. The film was the first to explore 'noir' as a genre in Hindi films. It delved into the dark depths of the human heart. 'Jism' worked on all levels and I thought that now was the right time to further evolve that genre and space. It was also logical to use 'Jism' as a franchise since the film carried the core template. Also in this age when everyone is using the franchise model, the entire package definitely looked promising. What we have done is to add further value and give more depth and vitality to the second in the series.

Meanwhile, talking about the leading lady Sunny, was there also a strong marketing desire to cast her since her inclusion also ensures that there would be a huge curiosity value attached to her?
I remember seeing Sunny in 'Big Boss' and was sure that she would be able to add vale to the 'Jism' as a brand. Her presence also caught media's attention and a strong buzz was created. So yes, it was a great marketing move and fortunately things worked out between Pooja and Sunny. Eventually both of them were able to arrive at an agreement. In fact the entire casting has been decided and by Pooja. It is only Randeep's name that that I suggested and that too since Pooja was not able to find someone to play the role of the assassin. This is where I had to pitch in. However, Arunduoy is her decision and a good one at that. He was a wonderful discovery. I am telling you, he will be a force to reckon with in the coming times.

Meanwhile sex and sensuality finds an unabashed entry into 'Jism 2'. There indeed must be a logical reason behind that than just titillation coming into play.
See, sexuality in 'Jism 2' has the kind of anguish that comes from fierce loneliness; from the inner turbulence that is part of the human soul. All these emotions seek escape through sexual contact in the movie; sex becomes an outlet for these deep emotions. It is not the run of the mill sexuality where the hero and heroine have a one off sex scene on the bed, consummate and that's the end of the story. No, this is not so trivial and it is actually much more than that; it deals with sexuality at a deeper level.