At the intersection of Puneet Sharma’s roles as a poet, writer, and lyricist sits his hunger to tell new stories. It is fitting then that the writer, who penned Dhamaka (2022), is turning director. For his maiden directorial venture, Sharma has written a thriller, a genre that he believes is not heavily reliant on its budget. “Whether you make a Rs 5 crore or a Rs 50 crore thriller drama, the [storytelling] stays unaffected,” he says. 

He is currently developing three scripts, each putting the story at the forefront. His grouse is that powerful stories are not being made as often as they should. “There is a big gap [between] stories that I have to tell and [what is being made]. There are stories that you know only you can tell.”