Actress Bipasha Basu is happy with filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's recent gesture and says his surprise visit on the first day of shoot of her upcoming film `Alone` was a `tremendous morale booster` for her and the film's team.

Bhatt, who has worked with the actress in movies like `Jism` and `Raaz`, paid a surprise visit Friday afternoon on the sets of Bhushan Patel'directorial venture to wish Bipasha and the team.


"It is always a pleasure to be in Bhatt saab's presence. He is someone I respect a lot and I am truly fond of him. His coming all the way to bless us at the start of the film, before we took our first shot, was a great gesture on his side and tremendous morale booster for me, Bhushan and the entire team,` she told IANS.

Produced under the banner of Panorama Studios, the film is the Bollywood remake of the Thai horror film "Alone".