Nagesh Kukunoor on making Hyderabad Blues and Indian Film Industry

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The director of the critically acclaimed movie Hyderabad Blues and the sequel Hyderabad Blues 2. The director talks about the making of different genres of films, Indian market and audiences, stories from the sets of the film and his other films. He reveals the perks of commercial films over critically acclaimed films, popular actors etc. Nagesh Kukunoor: "There was a point where I was trying to figure out what exactly I wanted to do and I kept on wondering what Varun and Ashwini will be doing at this point and I said let's see, let me try writing a few scenes and then again a story took shape. So I've always approached a film only when I felt that I've had a clear script otherwise I don't even attempt a film. So I had a full-fledged script to go on. That's when I felt confident enough to