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Habib Faisal: Challenging to direct another writer's work
Updated On: 04 September, 2018 07:40 AM IST | | Letty Mariam Abraham
Habib Faisal on foraying into the digital world with Home and the lessons he learnt as the captain of the ship
Habib Faisal. Pic/Getty Images
Home marks your first web show. How different is it to helm a series vis-a-vis a film?
To me, a film is like a comic book, and a web series, like a novel. A comic book has to tell a story in 60-90 odd pages. In such a scenario, it's all about plotlines — one incident leads to another. You can't explore the nuances because of the restricted time. On the other hand, a digital show gives you breathing space. Since it's viewing by appointment, you have the audience's unhindered attention. That allows makers to create things more cinematically.
What made you give a nod to the ALTBalaji show?
When I heard the premise of a middle-class residential society and their fight to save their homes after they are deemed illegal, I couldn't ask for more. My excitement stemmed from the fact that I have never dealt with a story that is set in Mumbai. Also, the setting of a housing society implied an ensemble of exciting characters. I love stories that allow me to play with people, whether it was the mohalla of Do Dooni Chaar (2010) or the warring families in Ishaqzaade (2012).
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