Mahesh Bhatt not moving ahead with movie Suicide Bomber

As we all know that with the failure of the Emraan Hashmi starrer Awarapan and Dhoka that was directed by daughter Pooja Bhatt, the viciously frank Mahesh Bhatt has learnt his lesson. He has learnt that Indian audience is tired of stories, which are being told from the perspective of Muslim fundamentalists.
Consequently, Mahesh has shelved Suicide Bomber, which was supposed to be the debut film of his son Rahul. Confirming that Rahul’s debut film will not be Suicide Bomber, Mahesh said that Vishesh Films would launch him in a very big way now. They are not going ahead with Suicide Bomber. The failure of Awarapan and Dhoka has taught him that people don't want to see films that tell you why Muslim fundamentalists are what they are.
The story line of Suicide Bomber was very much on those lines. In the film, Rahul played the son of a Pakistani father and an Indian mother. He resides in London and later turns into a Muslim fundamentalist due to the events, which occur, in his life post 9/11.
In fluffy times films, which help you to escape into a fantasize world, work at the box-office, whereas realistic films don’t. Subhash Ghai’s recent film, Black & White didn’t do well despite being a decent film. However, they might make Suicide Bomber later but only for the Western audience. Mahesh’s brother, Mukesh, too confirmed and said that they are not making Suicide Bomber.
Buzz is that Anurag Basu backing out of the project is one more reason why Bhatts are not making Suicide Bomber. When asked about this, Mukesh said that Anurag Basu was supposed to direct it, but later, he developed cold feet due to some reason. Then, he got busy with Rakesh Roshan’s film, Kites. They could have gone ahead with some other director, but then, they decided to put the project on the back burner.