Overview
- In a new Pinkvilla interview, Ram Gopal Varma admits that filming the intimate moment between Amitabh Bachchan and the late Jiah Khan in Nishabd was a mistake.
- He says the film’s premise did not align with Bachchan’s public persona and calls the project controversial for its time.
- Varma maintains that Nishabd remains one of his most sensitive films and praises Bachchan’s work as among the actor’s best performances.
- Released in 2007, the film portrayed a relationship between a 60-year-old man and his daughter’s 18-year-old friend, drew inspiration from American Beauty and Anokha Rishta, and underperformed at the box office.
- Times Now and News18 reported on the comments after the Pinkvilla interview, bringing renewed attention to the film’s legacy.