ISLAMABAD, March 16: Mahesh Bhatt, a Bollywood producer, plans to make a film on custodial killings of innocent civilians in Indian Kashmir that will focus on the “demons” inside the police force.

The new movie, titled “Dhokha” or “Betrayal”, will mark the first time a Bollywood film has spotlighted security force atrocities in the region, Khaleej Times reported.

“The film has been in my mind for quite some time now. Now is the time to start transforming it into reality,” said Mahesh Bhatt, whose daughter, Pooja Bhatt, also a filmmaker and an actor, will direct the movie. The film’s subject has become an even more burning topic in the wake of the recent arrests of eight policemen over the killings of two men in custody -- one a cleric, the other a carpenter and father of five children.

Authorities are also investigating the deaths of three other civilians believed to have been killed in custody by police, who claimed they were militants, in exchange for cash rewards and promotions.

“The film deals with the demons inside the police force,” said Bhatt, who is scripting the film.—APP