After assisting father Vikram Bhatt in almost five films, Krishna ventured into direction with the web series, Untouchables. For her second outing, Maaya 2, the artiste, 23, has chosen the subject of two women finding love in each other, in a society that largely shuns the LGBTQ community. In a quick chat, the new Bhatt on the block talks about her directorial dreams, learnings from dad and finding an unlikely mentor in Mahesh Bhatt. Edited excerpts from the interview:

What prompted you to take up direction?
I always wanted to be a director and tell stories. I would see my dad on the sets and I enjoyed the whole process — from scripting and shooting the film to the edits. While an actor is only a part of the process, the director witnesses the whole journey.