Filmmaker Hansal Mehta who is making waves with 'Scam 1992' has finally spoken about making the 2017 film Simran with Kangana Ranaut in the lead role.
Calling the experience of working on it painful, Hansal said he holds no bitterness for Kangana and even enjoyed her company off the sets.
Calling it a "painful memory", Hansal told Huffington Post, "I sometimes wish I never made it. There was no need. It was an unnecessary aberration in my career. It makes me sad, it could’ve been a much better film. It had the potential to be a great film. It used to sadden me but now it’s…It was a painful time. Every day. Beyond that, it’s difficult to speak about it. I don’t even revisit it. There was a time after the film released, I went through a very low phase mentally. Took therapy. The film affected my mental health. I went into a shell, I did not want to meet people. I was in a period of very low self-esteem."
Hansal said that things began improving only when he began writing Scam 1992 (back in 2017).
Hansal added, "ll be honest with you, I enjoyed Kangana’s company outside the set and I had a great time with her. We used to go out and she would always ask me to choose restaurants. (But on the sets) It went out of my control completely. That’s not a happy situation to be in. Other than dealing with the fact that she (Kangana) completely took charge of the set and began directing other actors, I lost a lot of money too. Which had nothing to do with her. Financially it hit me badly."
Hansal had briefly talked about the film and Kangana last year. He had tweeted, "I chose to remain silent before the film released because there was no way I could sabotage a film that had the efforts of so many people at stake. I chose to remain silent after the release because I was relieved that the film was finally out and I did not want to re-live what I had endured. I had to move on for my own sanity."
