‘‘HE’S A HAPPY MAN UP THERE’’

MULK WAS TRYING TO SWIM AGAINST THE POLITICAL TIDE OF THE COUNTRY AT THE TIME. I WAS APPREHENSIVE THAT RISHIJI MAY NOT WANT TO TAKE A POLITICAL STAND. BUT HE HAD CONCERNS COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO THE SCRIPT. LIKE THERE’S NO HERO IN THE FILM. WHO WILL FUND IT? HE WASN’T WRONG. IT DID TAKE ME A WHILE TO FIND FINANCE TO MAKE THE FILM

had finished writing the first half of Mulk (2018) in three days flat – that is over Friday, Saturday and Sunday. By the end of Friday, I knew I had to reach out to Rishi Kapoor. Ten days later I was sitting in front of him with the script. Rishiji looked