Debut filmmaker Suhrita Das has credited Mahesh Bhatt’s semi-autobiographical film Janam (1988) as the key inspiration behind her maiden directorial venture Tu Meri Poori Kahani, which released in theatres on Friday.

The film, featuring newcomers Hirranya Ojha and Arhaan Pateel alongside seasoned actors Tigmanshu Dhulia and Juhi Babbar, explores the struggles of a rising star who chases fame and success, only to realise that true fulfilment lies in love and human connection.

Das explained that Bhatt’s Janam, which centred on a young filmmaker grappling with the stigma of illegitimacy, served as a creative foundation for her female lead’s character arc.

“‘Janam’ is an important source from where we’ve drawn the character of Anika from. To give my heroine a basic angst and a purpose to st

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