The next few months will also see Bhatt don another hat, of an author. His debut book Summer Of Frost is a love story, with elements drawn from his own life. “It’s a story of second chance at one’s first love. It’s not entirely fiction, it has a lot of personal feelings involved from my own life,” he says.

Having written a number of regular columns in the past, Bhatt has always had a passion for the pen. But, while the rest of the film industry began blogging with gusto, he took to the pen. “I would love to have the book launch on my birthday in January, though I’m not sure if that would be possible,” he smiles.

For now, it’s 1920 on his mind. The film has been shot at Allerton castle in England, one of the 10 most haunted castles in the world. “Funnily, I didn’t know that it was haunted until we started shooting. But I fell in love with the place, it was exactly how I had imagined it to be,” he says.

While 1920 stars newbies Rajneesh Duggal and Ada Sharma, Bhatt adds that Aditya Narayan, son of singer Udit Narayan, will debut in his next film Shapit— which goes on floors next year. “I don’t have a fixation with newcomers,” he clarifies quickly. “The industry has only seven or eight selling actors who obviously can’t be cast in every movie. I’m always looking for new talent and there is potential in these new actors.” Interestingly, Bhatt does not believe in auditioning any of the newcomers.