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With the failure of the Emraan Hashmi starrer Awarapan and Dhoka, which was directed by his daughter Pooja Bhatt, the brutally frank Mahesh Bhatt has learnt his lesson — Indian audience is tired of stories, which are being told from the perspective of Muslim fundamentalists.

Consequently, Mahesh has shelved Suicide Bomber, which was supposed to be the debut film of his son Rahul.

Confirming that Rahul’s debut film will not be Suicide Bomber, Mahesh says that Vishesh Films will launch him in a very big way now. Mahesh says, “Yes, we are not going ahead with Suicide Bomber.

The failure of Awarapan and Dhoka has taught me that people don’t want to see films that tell you why Muslim fundamentalists are what they are.

Suicide Bomber was very much on those lines. In the film, Rahul played the son of a Pakistani father and an Indian mother. He resides in London and later turns into a Muslim fundamentalist due to the events which occur in his life post 9/11.”

Isn’t Rahul disappointed? “No. He is not disappointed. He is a realistic man and he understands the situation.

We are living in fluffy times where films, which help you to escape into a make-believe world, work at the box-office, whereas realistic films don’t.

Subhash Ghai’s recent film, Black & White didn’t do well despite being a decent film,” says Mahesh.

“However, we might make Suicide Bomber later but only for the Western audience,” adds Mahesh.

Mahesh’s brother, Mukesh, too confirms and says, “Yes, we are not making Suicide Bomber.”

Buzz is, Anurag Basu backing out of the project is one more reason why Bhatts are not making Suicide Bomber. When asked about this, Mukesh says, “Anurag Basu was supposed to direct it, but later, he developed cold feet due to some reason.

Then, he got busy with Rakesh Roshan’s film, Kites. We could have gone ahead with some other director, but then, we decided to put the project on the back burner.”