Devashish Makhija has made four films in the 20 years he’s been in the film industry. He’s desperate to get on set again, having just returned from filming Gandhari, his maiden Netflix original, starring Taapsee Pannu. The reasons are both creative and financial. After the failure of his last film Joram, which he produced independently, he’s been getting calls to repay the money he lost. He even opened up on his financial crisis recently, only to clarify later that he doesn’t want to romanticize his struggle. “But none of it was untrue. This is the same house that I didn’t pay rent of for six months,” he tells SCREEN.
In an exclusive interview, Devashish talks about how his journey led him to this point, whether awards open doors for indie filmmakers like him, and the way ahead to leave a lasting legacy in Hindi cinema.
