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Friday, 26th Sept 2014, 4:03 PM IST Writer Shagufta Rafique, who has written films like ‘Woh Lamhe’, ‘Awarapan’, ‘Dhokha’, ‘Raaz 2’, ‘Raaz 3’, ‘Jashn’, ‘Murder 2’, ‘Jannat2’, ‘Jism 2’ and ‘Aashiqui 2’ for Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt has walked out of the Bhatt Camp. She has taken this step to turn a director and her directorial debut will be produced by Pooja Bhatt and Bhushan Kumar. "It deals with a gang rape. The scene is a nine minute sequence with Mukul Dev as the mastermind and a juvenile involved. I wrote the script seven years ago. Atop corporate was ready to produce it but wanted a say in the cast. That wasn't acceptable to me, so I took the script back." When Shagufta was asked why she didn’t go to Bhatts to back the film, she said, "I have moved out from that company. Mukesh would have never agreed to my directing a film which is why I told Mahesh not to push for me." Pooja Bhatt, producer of her directorial debut said,"Shagufta wants to fly, she wants her voice to be heard. Mukesh Bhatt distrusts women." Shagufta added to Pooja’s statement and said, "He has a setup he is secure in, with Mohit (Suri) and Kunal (Deshmukh). But even they have given flops. Scripts fail, women directors don't." She said that she will go to back to the Bhatts if they let her direct a film. Shagufta said, "If they want me to direct a film for them, sure. But if they want me to just write for them, then no." |