‘MY DAUGHTER IS A CONTROL FREAK’

Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who has tried his hand at acting in a web series directed by his daughter Krishna Bhatt, talks about his experience

Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has created a niche for himself in the horror and thriller genres. And now, diversifying his skill set, he has tried his hand at acting, that too in a full-fledged role in a web series directed by his daughter, Krishna Bhatt.

One does wonder what prompted him to take up the role. “It was my daughter who thought that I suited the role well,” he reveals.

So, what does he think of her directing skills? “I never thought [she will be], but my daughter is quite the control freak. She knows exactly what she wants. Her sense of drama is very different than mine,” he recalls, before confessing that he did have a few “secret fights” with Krishna.

“The first one or two [days] were a little odd, and we did have some secret fights where she told me that either I listen to her or I feel free to direct it on my own. That kind of chastised and reprimanded me. Then on, I was on my best behaviour. But secretly, I asked the editor to send me some edits as I wanted to see how it was going, and it was fabulous. I was relieved. It was a proud moment,” he says.

However, being on the other side of the camera wasn’t odd for Bhatt. He says, “I’ve done a lot of compering for TV, so being in front of the camera was not intimidating. I must say that I did enjoy letting lose instead of controlling. Acting is all about surrender, and direction is all about control.”

The filmmaker adds that he’s come to a stage in life where he’s just having fun. “I’ve been a writer, producer, director for the longest time, and acting is just something that I am doing by the by. It’s not my bread and butter. I am enjoying it,” he says.

Every director actually is a closet actor. You learn a lot from other actors. I found myself pretty comfortable in the fullfledged role [in the web series]. VIKRAM BHATT FILMMAKERACTOR

PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/KRISHNAVBHATT Vikram says his daughter, Krishna’s sense of drama is very different than his