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<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">Madhur Bhandarkar, </span><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Film Director, On the charges against him and the road ahead</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">What is your reaction to the allegation of rape levied on you by Preeti Jain?</span><br /><br />When you know that you haven''t done anything wrong, it is not difficult to face such charges.Besides, my friends, family, the film industry and, above all, God are with me. The matter is subjudice now and I have got back to work.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">How tricky is it dealing with aspiring actors/actresses in Bollywood?</span><br /><br />So far, one dealt with wannabes in the same manner as one dealt with everybody else. But now that this incident has occurred, the film industry is cautious about dealing with such people, at least for some time. Other directors have called me and expressed their apprehension at dealing with new people. As a precaution, we may even have monitors and cameras installed in our meeting rooms. A fear psychosis has set in and will remain there for sometime as allegations of this kind are of a serious nature.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Coming to your work, what are you busy with these days?</span><br /><br />I''m busy with the post-production work of <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Page 3</span>; both editing and dubbing are happening simultaneously. This keeps me pretty much occupied these days.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">How different is this movie from your previous work?</span><br /><br />I''ve always tried to make films that are different. My upcoming movie is the first Indian film to revolve around the life of a journalist -- it captures the ups and downs, emotions and trauma the protagonist has to undergo while dealing with people who constitute page 3.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">What else is in the pipeline?</span><br /><br />I have a couple of projects in the planning stage, including a comedy and an emotion-packed film. Both are in the scripting stage. With the mushrooming of multiplexes, I''m sure there will be an audience for my films.</div> </div>