His maiden feature film 'Gali Guleiyan' is a Hindi psychological drama about a man trapped within the walls and alleys of Old Delhi. Los Angeles-based Dipesh Jain says the Indian audience has always been ready to watch dark movies, but they have been denied such content, perhaps due to 'risk averseness', which continues to exist. A look at the trailer of 'Gali Guleiyan', starring the widely acclaimed Manoj Bajpayee as a shopkeeper living in self-imposed isolation within the walled city of Old Delhi, can tell you it's a film that will immerse you in the maze that it sets out to explore.

"I think the Indian audience has been ready (for dark dramas) since Guru Dutt's time. They have always been ready, but have been denied it. It's not a problem of choice, it's a problem of providing that choice," Jain told IANS in an interview.