By Hindustan Times
Director Vivek Agnihotri, who's now ready along with his next film Hate Story, that's in response to sex, maintains that he's not using the plot of the movie to put it up for sale. Hate Story is touted as India's first onscreen erotica. The film written by Vikram Bhatt and directed by Agnihotri, marks Bengali actress Paoli Dam's entry into the Bollywood.
"We aren't using sex as a marketing tool for this film. We have now made an erotic thriller and we're marketing it as an erotica film. Why should we market our film as something else? Like I HAVE NEVER made a musical film and i'm saying that this can be a war film," director Vivek Agnihotri told PTI in an interview.
"An erotic thriller is a sort of art. It's beautiful, this can be a higher point of art. And each art beyond some extent becomes erotica, it was challenging, but I enjoyed it so much. Also so far as my film goes, it was easy to shoot those (sex) scenes. If people wish to see it then why should we not make a movie of this type. We're making it for a bit of audience who desires to see most of these films," he said.
The movie has generated numerous buzz online way to Bengali actress Paoli Dam's dare bare scenes.
"The content that may be out is a part of the film. We've prepare entire story. We would have liked to be honest with the audience that we're making erotic thriller. This film isn't for youngsters. It has some stuff at the lines of sexuality, type of nudity...we want audience to grasp about it, I DO NOT need to make audience think that they're coming to peer a social-family drama," Agnihotri, who has made films like 'Chocolate', 'Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal', said. (More) PTI KKP
