<p> Vishesh Bhatt, the son of filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt, says he never set out to make his debut behind the camera with sequels.<br /><br />'Murder' (2004) erotic thriller film was directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Mahesh Bhatt. The film starring Emraan Hashmi, Mallika Sherawat and Ashmit Patel managed to become a hit at the box office. <br /><br /> Then it was Mohit Suri who helmed 'Murder 2' (2011), with Emraan and Jacqueline Fernandez in the lead, which again did well.<br /><br />With 'Murder 3' (released on February 15 this year) Vishesh made his directorial debut which starred Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao Hydari and Pakistani actress Sara Loren.<br /><br />"I never wanted to start my journey as a director with sequels. I believe in innovation. And I brought that (innovation) in my story. </p>.<p>It is just that the makers felt that the title of the film should be kept 'Murder 3'. I did not think that my first film will be a sequel or will be 'Murder 3'. It was not easy to make a film," Vishesh told PTI.<br /><br />"I did not deliberately set out to make 'Murder 3'. I had an idea that came to me first then the name of the franchise - 'Murder' was added. The idea of calling it or to title the film as 'Murder 3' came from the makers," he said.<br /><br />"To have the title of the film as 'Murder 3' was something that was debated. Eventually it was decided that it went well with the subject of the film. I did not pre-plan to make 'Murder 3' as my directorial debut. The makers wanted to re-invent the 'Murder' franchise," the director added. <br /><br />Direction was something Vishesh always wanted to try his hands on.<br />"I always wanted to direct a film. I had made up my mind that I would be directing movies. It was the creative space that attracted me towards direction. <br /><br />I had been on movie sets of my uncle Mahesh Bhatt when he was making films like 'Sadak', 'Junoon' and others. The idea of making films attracted me," he said.<br /><br />Considering he comes from a filmy family, when asked if his journey was easy, Vishesh says, "I doubt if that is the case. The biggest thing was I did not receive support from anyone, the budget given to me was less, I had no A-stars in my film. I had to fight tooth and nail for what I wanted to do. There were challenges."<br /><br />"There were no special benefits for me as a director. I just banked on my story and gave my best," he said. </p>
<p> Vishesh Bhatt, the son of filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt, says he never set out to make his debut behind the camera with sequels.<br /><br />'Murder' (2004) erotic thriller film was directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Mahesh Bhatt. The film starring Emraan Hashmi, Mallika Sherawat and Ashmit Patel managed to become a hit at the box office. <br /><br /> Then it was Mohit Suri who helmed 'Murder 2' (2011), with Emraan and Jacqueline Fernandez in the lead, which again did well.<br /><br />With 'Murder 3' (released on February 15 this year) Vishesh made his directorial debut which starred Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao Hydari and Pakistani actress Sara Loren.<br /><br />"I never wanted to start my journey as a director with sequels. I believe in innovation. And I brought that (innovation) in my story. </p>.<p>It is just that the makers felt that the title of the film should be kept 'Murder 3'. I did not think that my first film will be a sequel or will be 'Murder 3'. It was not easy to make a film," Vishesh told PTI.<br /><br />"I did not deliberately set out to make 'Murder 3'. I had an idea that came to me first then the name of the franchise - 'Murder' was added. The idea of calling it or to title the film as 'Murder 3' came from the makers," he said.<br /><br />"To have the title of the film as 'Murder 3' was something that was debated. Eventually it was decided that it went well with the subject of the film. I did not pre-plan to make 'Murder 3' as my directorial debut. The makers wanted to re-invent the 'Murder' franchise," the director added. <br /><br />Direction was something Vishesh always wanted to try his hands on.<br />"I always wanted to direct a film. I had made up my mind that I would be directing movies. It was the creative space that attracted me towards direction. <br /><br />I had been on movie sets of my uncle Mahesh Bhatt when he was making films like 'Sadak', 'Junoon' and others. The idea of making films attracted me," he said.<br /><br />Considering he comes from a filmy family, when asked if his journey was easy, Vishesh says, "I doubt if that is the case. The biggest thing was I did not receive support from anyone, the budget given to me was less, I had no A-stars in my film. I had to fight tooth and nail for what I wanted to do. There were challenges."<br /><br />"There were no special benefits for me as a director. I just banked on my story and gave my best," he said. </p>