Radhika Apte-starrer Phobia hit theatres in India on Friday, but plans for a sequel are already on.
“When I narrated the idea of Phobia to Eros International, I had the first and second movie in mind conceptually. I know in what space I want to do the second film but I don’t have a proper story in place,” said director Pavan Kripalani.
In Phobia, the protagonist Mehak (Apte), an artist, is trapped in her own house and can neither go outdoors nor stay indoors as she suffers from agoraphobia (an extreme or irrational fear of open or public places).
In Phobia 2, Kripalani plans to touch upon the fear of flying.
“One of the things that I am most petrified of is of flying. I have fear of flying and I think lot of people have it. People are worried about the germs that we hear are being spread, terrorism, planes getting hijacked or disappearing or malfunctioning and crashing,” he said.
“Anything can go wrong while in plane. There is nothing I can do besides just sitting on my seat and praying I don’t die. I am always worried when I am in plane. What adds to the paranoia is that you can’t escape,” he added.
However, Kripalani feels it’s too early to talk about who would be part of Phobia 2.
“It is too early to talk about actors. whether it would be male or female in the lead. Or will it be phobia of flying or something else. It is all hypothetical,” he said.
“The main thing I am worried about is that the film [Phobia] should be appreciated. As only then I will have a chance of making a sequel. If it’s not appreciated there is no chance of a sequel,” he added.
Kripalani insists Phobia should have some amount of commercial and critical success for the sequel to be made.
