Murder 2 starring Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez is the second hit film of 2011 after Salman’s Ready. Now makers of Murder 2 are planning to make the sequel of this film.
Mahesh Bhatt says, “We will be ready to launch Murder 3 soon. Our creative team is already working on it. Emraan and Mohit Suri (the fim’s director) will return for Murder 3. The Murder series caters to a younger noir cinema that has erotica as its theme. Murder 3 will again be a no-holds-barred, completely new experience.
The Murder series is for changing India, where the masses and classes overlap. From Saraansh to Murder 2, it’s been one hell of a journey for me. Murder 3 will have its own expectations, but we are hell bent on delivering a bigger hit.”
Why Emraan Hasmi is being cast in Murder’s sequels. Mahesh Bhatt says, “Like Sean Connery in the James Bond series, Emraan will be in all our Murder series. He is an in-house asset created by us.”
Mahesh Bhatt feels that film’s content is good and it is the reason of its hit. He says, “Mere shock value and titillation are not enough to pull in an audience today. A good narrative combined with a modern morality is necessary.”
He also revealed that whose ideas was it to make Murder 2. Mahesh, “Yes it was my idea. Like all good ideas, it was born out of the darkest moment of our lives. We had given three flops — Jashn, Tum Mile and Crook — and had moved away from what we started out with 11 years ago, i.e. cost effective, high concept films. I told my team that we should go back to what made me a brand with our next film. Today, Murder 2 has beaten the original film four times over.”
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh says, “Murder 2 is Vishesh Films’ biggest hit yet. It is the biggest hit of 2011 in terms of returns to investment. This is also the biggest hit of Emraan’s career in a solo hero project. Various factors worked for the film. Apart from the brand, the scare and sex factor is a lethal combination. It’s the complete package that has worked.”
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