Terror Tourism

A controversy broke out on Sunday over Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh being accompanied by hot-shot film maker Ram Gopal Varma and his actor-son Riteish during his visit to terror-hit luxury Taj Mahal and Trident-Oberoi luxury hotels

As eyebrows were raised about the two members from the film industry being in the chief minister's team, Varma said he saw nothing wrong since he happened to be with Riteish when Deshmukh came visiting the Taj Hotel. "I just walked along with him (Riteish). I have no intention of making a film neither do I know Vilasrao Deshmukh," Varma said. "We never have been formally introduced. I doubt he knows me also. I personally have no intention. On making a film on this incident obviously I cannot stand for the rest of the filmmakers in Bollywood," Varma added. Deshmukh has come in for criticism from a section of media, which lampooned him, saying he had gone on a 'picnic' along with son and Varma. "I did not see anything there which the TV coverage has not shown me already. "I have no intention of making a film ever on this issue," he added. Similar was the response of other film makers Rahul Dholakia and Mahesh Bhatt. However, one industry observer said, "It is still too early to say. But going by past experiences, Bollywood film makers are known to jump at any tragedy -- and this one is of a monumental nature -- to choose as subject of their ventures", an industry observer said.

Courtesy: NDTV.COM