After a very successful directorial debut "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na", Abbas Tyrewala's second venture "Jhootha Hi Sahi" was a disappointment and the filmmaker says the film's failure left him heartbroken.
"It did put me in the backfoot. It was something that we had done with such great love and lot of work, lot of other people's money and a lot of time. We brought our lives to it. When something like that does not work, your heart breaks. There is no two ways about it. You feel very heartbroken," Abbas told PTI in an interview.
"Jhootha Hi Sahi" had John Abraham and Abbas's wife Pakhi Tyrewala in lead roles and released in 2010. The director said that it was all the more difficult to cope with the failure as both his wife and he were part of the film.
"It took me a while to get back on my feet. Normally what happens when a husband fails at something the wife is there to pick him up and vice versa. But if something does not work together as both of you need to protect each other. That is when it really gets difficult and it takes time to get out of it.
"We went through some pretty sad times. But luckily we had a very strong bond and so we just held hands," Abbas said.
Abbas, who has written the screenplay for films like "Maqbool", "Main Hoon Na", is currently in Goa shooting his third film "Mango".
