While I always thought of making sequels to movies like 'Ghayal,' the filmmakers would almost always veto the idea.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.
I don't know if I would do sequels. I almost feel like when I'm done with them, they're going to have to find their own way.
My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
I think sequels are fine if there's a story, so I think when there is a property that is worthy of a sequel, it could very well happen!
I never actually plan sequels. They demand to be done.
The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an idea that I felt to be equal to the original. Too many sequels diminish the original.
Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It's for the distributor. The film becomes a brand.
To do a sequel is so weird, you don't really think about it.
It's always scary when you're doing a sequel to a film, because you don't want to just repeat the first film in a different location like most sequels. You want to do something totally different, and something that actually expands the world of the main character.
When a movie becomes very successful, it's automatic that people will start thinking a sequel, a prequel, a quel-quel.