Exclusive! Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba Director Jayprad On Sunny Having Better Role, "Taapsee-Vikrant Were..."

Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba starring Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey, and Sunny Kaushal premiered on Netflix a few days ago. While the first instalmet of the film was directed by Vinil Mathew, the sequel is directed by Jayprad Desai. Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba hs received mixed to positive reviews, and the performance of Taapsee, Vikrant, and Sunny is being loved by one and all.

Filmibeat recently interacted with Desai and spoke to him about the response, Sunny Kaushal having a better role and more...

How has been the response for Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba?

Amazing! Honestly, it is bigger than expected. It's been trending in India and globally, so it is huge even for Netflix.

The first instalment was directed by Vinil Mathew, and now, you were taking the franchise forward. So, was there a pressure or nervousness while shooting for the film?

Not during the shoot. The sequel is always compared to the first film, so there was skepticism and a kind of challenge. But, that's why it was exciting as well. When things are at stake it helps you, when you take a bigger challenge, you work doubly hard, and deliver.

Everyone has marked one thing that Sunny Kaushal has a fantastic role in the film. So, was there a hesitation from Taapsee or Vikrant's side when they read the script or during the shoot that there's a third person who has a better role than them?

No, there was no skepticism from them. But, you are right that when there's a character who has shade of grey that slowly unfolds during the course of script, you always have a lot to play with. It tends to become more colourful and excited which might be discomforting to other actors especially when they are taking the franchise ahead. But, I think both Taapsee and Vikrant were self-asured. They have been part of this world and people now know them as Rani and Rishu.

We got to watch Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba on the big screens at a screening, and we felt that this was made for big screens. The first part was released on OTT because of the pandemic. But, was there anywhere in your mind that you wanted the second part to have a theatrical release?

Thank you very much! I am getting a lot of feedback from people that it could have been a theatrical release as the canvas is huge. After the first film, this had become a Netflix franchise, although while shooting we were open to the possibilty of taking it to theatres as well. I wanted to make it larger than life because there are certain things about the plot which might seem implausible if they are not mounted in that way. I would have liked a theatrical release, as a filmmaker you always want that, but I think Netflix has been an amazing partner and collaborator. I really value the relationship that we have had.

So, is the third instalment also in the plans?

Well, there's always a possibility. The way the story ends, there's always a cliffhanger that helps you expand the world. It's not that we have a story, but of course, it is a world that can be expanded. So, of course, there's a possibilty.

After Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba, what projects are you working on?

There are a couple of things; one is a con film which I might get into next. It is about a real incident, a real person. The script is almost at the finishing stage. There's a light romantic film which is also on the cards.