'Ranjish Hi Sahi,' created by Mahesh Bhatt, gets a teaser
Mahesh Bhatt, who has made many successful films mostly based on his life, is back with a new creation. Bhatt's latest Ranjish Hi Sahi is a '70s love triangle saga that will premiere on Voot Select. Featuring Tahir Raj Bhasin, Amrita Puri, and Amala Paul (who predominantly works in the south), its teaser was dropped recently. Paul enters the Hindi content scene with this.
- Last year's Sadak 2, which marked Bhatt's return to direction after 20 years, had failed to click.
- The Disney+ Hotstar release got a 1.1 IMDb rating, critics panned it, and viewers boycotted the film that premiered just two months after Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic demise, which anyway had sparked anti-Bollywood sentiment.
- Hence, Ranjish Hi Sahi is an important venture for Bhatt.
The 59-second-long teaser starts with Shankar (Bhasin), who is portrayed as a "desperate director." He betrays his "determined wife" (Puri), and gets romantically involved with Paul, a "dangerous diva." The clip shows the story will have a concoction of emotions, which will be backed by crisp editing and a gripping background score. Engaging glimpses of a confrontation between Puri and Paul are also shown.
Meet Shankar . Take a peak into backstage Bollywood in the 70’s as he walks the tight rope of a dramatic love story with #RanjishHiSahi, coming soon on @VootSelect. @MaheshNBhatt @PushpdeepBhardw #AmritaPuri @Amala_ams @sakshib8 @VisheshFilms @jiostudios #VisheshEntertainment pic.twitter.com/Y6YFQX7DgA
— Tahir Raj Bhasin (@TahirRajBhasin) December 27, 2021
Like most of Bhatt's work, this Pushpdeep Bhardwaj-directorial too looks like a leaf out of his life. The synopsis also indicates the same: "A complicated triangle where the fledgling maverick film director finds a soulmate in the yesteryear A-list Bollywood actress, leaving his wife stunned and him torn between two worlds. Will Shankar be able to sort the entangled thread of emotions and turmoil?"
Separately, Bhatt is working on Cold with Vikram Bhatt—marking the return of the mentor-mentee duo after two decades. Written by Bhatt and Suhrita Sen Gupta, it stars Akshay Oberoi and Anisha Pahuja. Meanwhile, Bhasin (last seen in 83) will feature opposite Taapsee Pannu in Looop Lapeta, while Paul will act and produce Cadaver. This Tamil-Telugu thriller has been helmed by Anoop S Panicker.
