Pooja Bhatt is ready with her first draft of her next directorial Jism 3, which will be the third installment of the erotic thriller franchise and she promises us that it will be bolder, hotter and more erotic than even Jism 2 which starred Sunny Leone and Randeep Hooda. It’s not a love triangle or a ménage-e-trois but something much bolder – a love quadrangle revolving between three men and a woman! While the woman and two men will be known faces, the third man will be a newcomer she plans to launch.
Talking about it Pooja says, “I am reading the first draft as we speak. Jism 3 HAS to be bolder and hotter in every way! Even the star cast is more diverse. We have three men in the film this time around and need to find the diva who has them all wrapped around her finger with her drop-dead gorgeous looks, intelligence and depth... India needs a new fantasy! Who is she going to be? Your guess is as good as mine! We should have a second draft in a few weeks and as soon as we do, I will start approaching the actors I feel will be best! Truth is I have someone on the top of my wish list for the actress’s role but I have not even approached the person yet. I will when I can leave them with a script which should be by the end of the month!”
Pooja informs that the story of Jism3 is by Kaustav Narayaṇ Niyogi and screenplay is by Digvijay Sisodia and Sunayna Kumari. “Diggi and Sunayna are L.A based writers, they have a very professional work ethic so they in fact delivered my first draft to me in no time at all. Of course once we are done with the writing it will go through the 'Mahesh Bhatt' churner... it was him after All who wrote the line 'Yeh jism pyaar karna nahiṅ jaaṅta... jaanta hai toh bhookh, jism ki bhookh...’ My female protagonist excites me the most in Jism 3 as she is unapologetic about who she is.”
A top actress will feature as the lead, Pooja tells us. “You will certainly see a known face, but keeping true to the tradition of Jism - we will launch one new face, like we did with John and Sunny in part one and two respectively. I will direct it. Jism is what it is because of my feminine gaze... And I believe strongly that my female audiences deserve eye candy as much as my male audiences do! I have shortlisted two of my four protagonists. I also have a fair idea of who I want to approach as the female lead but don't want to talk about it until I had a final draft of script. I want the story and screenplay to sell itself as I didn't want the Jism as a brand to supersede that."
Her acting comeback in the City Of Death will happen around the same time as Jism 3 next year. Pooja adds, “It is ready to go but because we need to shoot to Kolkata in winter it will have to wait until Jan/Feb. Between, Sadak2 which is being made by Vishesh films, Jism3 and City Of Death I have my hands full by Gods grace! Yes, Jism 3 will roll early next year! And because I make my films in unbeatable budgets I put lot of time and energy into pre production. The film has to be a hit on paper. I don't leave things like recovery to chance! I have learned from the best after all - my father and uncle! I am not worried about Jism 3 clashing with City Of Death. Everything works around each other eventually... I am just getting more focused and fitter to truly take on the next year! Here's to India's new fantasy, female AND male!”