No nude scenes in 'Nasha': Amit Saxena

Your last film 39Jism39 with Bipasha Basu was an erotic thriller and so is your next film 39Nasha39 with Poonam Pandey It39s just a lovely coincidence I worked on two films after 39Jism39 one was comedy and other was a romcom But unfortunately they didn39t get released Then this project came in my lap and it39s just a coincidence that this too is an erotic thriller Amit Saxena with Poonam Pandey on the sets of 39Nasha39 Ten years is quite a long sabbatical It was completely a planned sabbatical I wanted to take time off and figure out my interests I just don39t want to make a film for the heck of it I got onto writing a script and I wrote a screenplay called 39Tina Ki Chaabi39 which I went on to make That film is a comedy and it39s finished about two years back But unfortunately it39s still awaiting release So I39ve spent my last ten years well researching and upgrading myself How was your experience working with a debutante like Poonam Pandey It was lovely I was very apprehensive and really scared in the beginning But through all the rehearsals that we were doing with each passing day I was getting more and more confident of her abilities to pull this off It39s not an easy character to pull off and towards the end of the two weeks rehearsals stint I was very sure that she is going to do a very good job which she has done Amit Saxena Wersquove seen several actresses coming and leaving without any significant mark in the industry Do you think Poonam Pandey is the next big thing and that she is here to stay I think so I am not too sure but I think this film is carrying enough buzz and it39s promising to make Poonam stay and have an extended stay We39ve seen Poonam Pandey posing nude for the posters of the film although strategically covered Are there any nude scenes in the film Errm laughs Unfortunately not There are scenes some lovemaking sequences but no she does not make it in them Any awkward moments while shooting erotic scenes The only awkward moment I can recollect now is a lovemaking scene between Poonam and Shivam Patil the lead actor He was so nervous I was laughing my guts out Poonam should be the one who should be nervous and here he was nervous He39s very young and he was not knowing how to get over that initial nervousness But when he did he just did it How easy or difficult is it to shoot erotic scenes Very difficult Stripped of all the excitement which people seem to feel after those scenes are shot they are very mechanical and unless you are making it fun for your actors they are painful And to get them aesthetically right is another challenge They look very easy but they are very tough to shoot Shilpa Shukla39s 39B A Pass39 which is releasing next week also seems to be an erotic thriller How does 39Nasha39 have an edge over it I really don39t know what to say to that They39re looking similar in terms of genre My film is more about the innocence of an 18yearold boy discovering love He falls in love and discovers what it means to fall in love It39s about sexual exploration from a very different point of view as against the other film that you are talking about which looks a little more in the face What are your thoughts about the latest 100crore benchmark It39s a benchmark I want my film to be associated with I think every filmmaker should be aiming for it why not Would you work with Poonam Pandey again Of course There39s no film in the pipeline yet but if an opportunity comes by why not It was lovely working with her right now and I would love to work with her again Do you think the Indian audience is ready for more films like these Yes I think the stage was set for it after 39Jism39 and I think we39ve just taken that thought forward Would you want to work with any of the Khans of the industry Not really I don39t even know whom I want to work with It39s only after I finalise the script and know the requirement of the script is when I get into the casting bit Before that the only thing that is important is the script So I would definitely like to lay my hands on 23 kickass scripts Five hottest actresses in Bollywood according to you are They are all very hot Deepika Padukone Katrina Kaif Kareena Kapoor Bipasha Basu Poonam Pandey Poonam comes first After 39Nasha39 what39s next A couple of projects in the offing but I can39t disclose them right now But yes 39Nasha 239 also has been planned I believe May or may not be with Poonam The casting39s still open and it39s also an erotic thriller