Vikram Bhatt announces that Mahesh Bhatt is making 'Aashiqui 3' without calling it 'Aashiqui'; the film will be titled 'Tu Meri Puri Kahani'

In a controversial Instagram post today, filmmaker Vikram Bhatt revealed that Mahesh Bhatt is developing a new film titled ‘Tu Meri Puri Kahani’, which he claims is essentially a reimagining of the beloved ‘Aashiqui’ franchise, but without using the iconic title.
Vikram Bhatt's post featured a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Mahesh Bhatt, highlighting his admiration for the veteran director. He expressed that while many are embroiled in conflicts over the ‘Aashiqui’ title, Mahesh Bhatt, who originally crafted the ‘Aashiqui’ model with its focus on new talent and memorable music, is moving forward with a fresh narrative.

Mahesh Bhatt can be seen working with the team in the video posted, Vikram Bhatt captioned it “It's ironical that parties should fight over the title Aashiqui when my boss (Mahesh Bhatt) made the film and did not even find the need to stake claim. Then I said to him, like the dialogue from the film Deewar, "Mere pass Bhattsaab hai! Don't need any title when I have the one who creatively engineered it! Let's do it again! A new boy - new girl love story with great music!" Boss thought a while and then said - "I have a story. Suhrita will direct it." TU MERI POORI KAHANI was born. Then came @ajay_murdia and he understood our dream and made it a reality! Here is the man Mahesh Bhatt and his rage - kicking ass like no one else does!” Vikram added a personal touch by quoting the classic film ‘Deewar’: “Mere pass Bhattsaab hai!” (I have Mahesh Bhatt by my side)."

Suhrita Das, who is set to direct ‘Tu Meri Puri Kahani’, responded to Vikram's post by asserting that “a film is never just a title; it’s like a map on the road.” While Mahesh bhatt was not available for comment, a source said, "It’s a new age love story with music as its backbone ."

This announcement comes amid ongoing disputes over the rights to the ‘Aashiqui’ name, particularly following a court ruling about a month ago that restricted T-Series from using the title in their upcoming projects.


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