India, June 11 -- Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has opened up about how his 70-plus day jail stint changed his outlook on life and friendships and also claimed he was offered to pay his way out of prison, but he refused. The filmmaker was arrested last year in connection with a large-scale financial fraud.

In 2025, Vikram Bhatt and wife Shwetambari Bhatt were booked by the Rajasthan police in an alleged fraud case involving large-scale misappropriation of funds. After spending over two months in jail, the two were granted bail by the Supreme Court.

In an interview with ANI, Vikram admitted that the past few months had been extremely challenging, but added that they left him with quite a few lessons. "My wife and I were innocent. My daughter di...