'THE DAY YOU FEEL THERE'S A FORMULA TO FILMS, IT WILL BE THE END!

More often than not, when a film becomes a hit, the conversation focuses on the actors.

- Sonal Kalra [e-mail]

Rarely does it turn to the people behind the scenes: the producers. Dinesh Vijan, however, is an exception, having established himself as one of today's most successful producers, with a string of memorable films under his production house's belt. His latest film, the horror-comedy Thamma, has also opened to strong numbers. Excerpts from a chat:

Your films Chhaava and Stree 2 got audiences back to the theatres. With the response Thamma is getting, what is your vision for Maddock?

Conviction comes from the gut. The most important decision you make is which film to make. The rest is logistics. I have a line in our company, ‘We have to be unique and audacious’. People want to be surprised when they go in a theatre. We are fortunate that we are getting to make the films we want to make.