"I hope 'Jism 2' might be my 'Arth', " Pooja, 40, told.
Pooja has directed four films -- "Paap", "Holiday", "Dhokha" and "Kajraare" -- none of which worked any magic on the box office. With the erotic thriller "Jism 2", she is hoping for success, fame and acclaim.
"It's a coincidence that even I'M on the same stage (as my father). Even he had made around four movies (before 'Arth') and none of them did well. He was at some extent in his career where nothing was moving, " she said.
Pooja also finds a typical thread between "Arth" and "Jism 2".
"Somewhere what is the specialty of 'Arth' is that a lady makes a decision to not be along with her husband and neither together with her lover. In 'Jism 2', Isna, who's a porn star, makes a conscious choice for her life too.
"We are talking about choices and that is the similarity between the 2. 'Jism 2' is contemporary, it is a world view film. It is a game changer in additional ways than one, " said Pooja, who has roped in Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone to play the lead within the film.
"Jism 2" is an erotic thriller and has received an 'A' rating from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
While many filmmakers reshoot bold scenes in a subtle method to telecast it at the small screen, Pooja says she did not want to get into that zone. She says it is not possible to tone down an adult film and so she'd rather show her movie post the 11 p.m. slot on TV.
"I have made an adult film; you cannot really sell alcohol on a children's channel! So if one is creating a film with the adult title, how am i able to water down and release it in prime time within the afternoon?" she asked.
"I am very clear I WOULD LIKE the 11 p.m. slot or I'M open with the house video market. I NEED TO have a look at new how you can have a look at the marketplace for my product, " added the director, who played smart by releasing promotional videos of only those songs on TV that had no sexual content.
The rest were marketed online, "a greater than worthy competitor of TV", in line with the director.
"Jism 2", releasing Aug 3, also features Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh alongside Sunny.
