'Nishabd was a process of discovery'

Ram Gopal Varma, who pioneered films on the underworld, has traversed unfamiliar territory with Nishabd.

He pioneered films on crime and the underworld but with Nishabd, an emotional drama, Ram Gopal Varma traverses through unfamiliar territory and says the film will prove he isn't shy of showing emotions.

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"It's a new chapter in my career. I've never made a more emotional film. Lots of people think I shy away from showing emotions.

Nishabd

will do away with that belief. Actually, I shy away from over-blown emotions. I can't show my characters bawling," Varma told IANS in an interview.

Varma describes

Nishabd

, which stars Amitabh Bachchan and newcomer Jiah Khan and which has opened to a mixed response, as a clean film.