India, March 18 -- Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has said that in the 2000s, as his films began to bomb at the box office, even his crew members doubted his ability to make decent films. In a recent interview, the director opened up about the time he made the horror film 1920 and how he stuck to his guts despite the doubts. (Also read: Vikram Bhatt says he was told 'different drugs are offered on trays' at high-profile Bollywood parties)

After delivering a blockbuster in Raaz in 2002, Vikram Bhatt had a series of box office disasters, with his next 13 films failing at the box office. "After a couple of hit films, I had a series of flops and in the industry, there is a rule: 'if you have a couple of bad Fridays then people stop taking your calls...