Kabir Khan: Documentaries are the raw material for my feature films, such as Kabul Express

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Kabir Khan: "I have not stopped making documentaries. I started out with docus. I still make documentaries. People ask me about the transition from being a docu filmmaker to a feature filmmaker. There is a separate mazaa in docus. Documentaries are the raw material for my scripts for feature films, such as Kabul Express. The incidents I saw while filming in Afghanistan came to and were utilized in my feature film. No one expects awards when one is making a film, let alone the highest award of the country - the National Award. One is naturally happy when one receives an award. It means the film has connected with people." This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 1