Bad not a biopic on Charles Sobhraj: Director

Director Prawaal Raman has dismissed
rumours that his film Bad, produced by
Pooja Bhatt, is based on the life and
times of notorious criminal Charles
Sobhraj.

The film is said to be based on the 'Bikini
Killer' Charles Sobhraj's sensational
jailbreak from the Tihar prison in 1986.

"Our film is not a biopic, it is a fictional
story. It is not on Charles Sobhraj, it is the
story of a police officer named Amod
Kanth and how he dealt with a jail break
case. The film has nothing to do with
Charles Sobhraj," director Prawaal Raman told PTI.

The film revolves around how an inmate
escapes from a high security jail and how
a police officer deals with the case.

However, it draws similarities with
Charles Sobhraj case as he had managed
to escape from Delhi's high-security Tihar
jail in 1986. Former Delhi police officer
Amod Kanth was handling the case at
that time.

"The film is about interpersonal
relationship of good and bad. It focuses
on police officer Amod Kanth's case of
jail break," Raman said.

Actor Adil Hussain essays Amod Kanth's
role while Randeep Hooda plays the role
of a criminal and Richa Chadha plays
Randeep's love interest in the film. Meanwhile, director Raman, of Darna
Mana Hai fame, has alleged that his crew
faced trouble during the shooting of the
movie inside Udaipur Collectorate.

"It is a shocking incident that our
producer and unit members were abused
despite having the necessary permission
to shoot inside the premises," Raman
said.

Producer Pooja Bhatt spoke to the higher
authorities and the matter was sorted
out and now the makers can shoot at the
same location. The film will also be shot
in Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Manali and
Thailand.

Almost 40 per cent of the film is
completed and the makers intend to
release it early next year.