Filmmaker Rohan Sippy denies he chose Goa to shoot his forthcoming "Dum Maro Dum"u00a0- which delves into the narcotics mafia and sex tradeu00a0- to show the pretty coastal state in bad light. Goa is brought in "as a fictional character", he says.


A still from the film

"It could have been any place...It could have been Mumbai. Goa has been brought in just as a fictional character. Goa has not been chosen to show it in a bad light," Sippy told IANS in an interview.

When "Dum Maro Dum" promos hit the screens two months ago, Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG) was unhappy as it felt that the film could have bad repercussion for tourism in the state.