Roshmilla Bhattacharya (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 12, 2014)

The price of success for Mohit Suri is an imposter on a social networking site who has been posting updates on a fake profile inviting aspiring actresses to audition for a role in Awarapan 2. The director got to know about this when he started getting calls and messages from friends wondering why he was casting in such a dodgy manner. Mohit who plans to approach the authorities to deactivate the fake account says, “I was shocked, I guess after Aashiqui 2 that launched so many careers it’s easy for people to believe that I want to work with newcomers. But there are no plans for an Awarapan 2 or Aashiqui 3. After The Villian I will start work on Hamari Adhuri Kahani which Bhatt saab (Mahesh Bhatt) is scripting.”

The love triangle which rolls in September-October, stars Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan and Rajkummar Rao. Mohit describes it as an “emotional drama” or an “endless, timeless love story which needs a third person to complete it”.

 Pointing out that despite being only 31 he has an “old soul”, he says that for him "love is selfless, self-sacrificing, with an old-world charm". Saying he’ll bring back the eternal love stories of the 60s and 70s like Kaagaz Ke Phool and Kati Patang in a more contemporary package, He promises a more mature Emraan as opposed to the naughty boy on the streets we’ve been seeing.

 Mohit is also in talks with Saif Ali Khan but says he haven’t zeroed in on anything concrete yet. “But its not Race 3. Right now I’m only interested in love stories, Even The Villian is essentially one,” says the director.