Ram Gopal Varma and Amitabh Bachchan proportion a high-quality on-screen chemistry. The director has constantly tried to discover a distinctive facet of Big B and experimented with him on several projects. Nishabd turned into also one among such experiments. In an special communication, Ram Gopal Varma admitted that the plot of Nishabd didn't move well with Amitabh Bachchan's photo, which brought about controversies. 

While explaining an intimate scene of Amitabh Bachchan with the overdue actor Jiah Khan, RGV stated that Nishabd become arguable for its time. “This is the scene from Nishabd wherein this estranged man falls in love with a very young girl. It became debatable for its time, especially because of Mr. Bachchan's picture. Obviously, they could not take it.” 

Further, the filmmaker went on to mention that Nishabd is considered one of his most sensitive movies. “But I would like to agree with that is one of the maximum sensitive films I even have made and likely one of the great performances of Mr. Bachchan,” delivered Varma. Admitting his mistake for casting Amitabh Bachchan in this sort of function, Ram Gopal Varma expressed, “Yes, it was a mistake thinking about his image will not cross in that form of a storyline.” 

For the unversed, Nishabd became released in 2007. The film drew suggestion from the Hollywood film American Beauty and the Indian film Anokha Rishta. Besides Amitabh Bachchan and Jiah Khan, the film additionally had Aftab Shivdasani, Revathi, Shraddha Arya, Rukhsar, and others in pivotal roles. The plot of Nishabd revolves around a 60-12 months-antique family man photographer. Things modified upside down when the photographer fell for his daughter's 18-year-antique buddy while clicking her warm and ambitious snap shots. 

Though the movie acquired praise for its performances, however became panned for its controversial plot and issue. At the field workplace, it became a huge flop.