India, Aug. 7 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday convicted Ex-Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal in the rape and sexual assault case of a junior colleague at a five-star hotel in Goa in 2013. This controversial case seems to have inspired filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj to make a film about it. As per the latest update from Variety, the National Award-winning filmmaker is developing a film based on the Tarun Tejpal rape case.

The report added that Vishal has read the Goa trial court's 527-page judgment multiple times and described the divergence between the two rulings as the creative catalyst for his film. He was also in Goa for the case hearing.

"The contradiction between the two judgments makes it a perfect case for a 'Rashomon'-style narrative...