Mahesh Bhatt: Citylights not a festival film

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who is backing Citylights, a remake of Metro Manila, says Hansal Mehta’s directorial venture should not be described as festival movie because it has all the elements of a commercial cinema:



“Citylights is not a festival film. It’s an Indian film, it has an Indian story, it has fragrance of our own people and it has songs in it. We have got amazing feedback so far. It’s a very brave idea to make the film,” Bhatt told reporters Monday at the unveiling of 26 minutes’ footage of Citylights.

Though it’s a remake, Mehta said he has yet to see the British movie.......