Mumbai Bomb Blasts

1993 Mumbai blasts inspired me to make 'D-Day': Nikhil Advani

Mumbai: Filmmaker Nikhil Advani, who is gearing up for his film 'D-Day' says Mumbai bomb blast "affected" his life and that inspired him to make this film.

"It's fictional characters. We have taken events from India's history and used them as triggers. I am particularly obsessed with the fact that I was 21 when the bomb blast happened in Mumbai... it affected my life, quite a lot and I wanted to make a film to that particular event and that's why this film was made," Advani told reports during the first Look and trailer launch of 'D-Day'.

'D-Day' is the story of four unassuming protagonists, all with varying back stories and a common mission that brings them together on foreign soil to execute one such mission. It explores their journey, their choices, their loss, their victory.

Rishi Kapoor's character seems to have a resemblance to Dawood Ibrahim but Nikhil denied these reports....more    

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