From the time Kareena Kapoor Khan and Hansal Mehta announced their collaboration, one wondered what the marriage of the two cinematic sensibilities would look like—she, the face of blockbusters, and he, the voice behind hard-hitting stories. Now, the result is for all to see. The Buckingham Murders (TBM) is a moody thriller that is as much a story of a mother’s loss as it is a whodunit.

We begin our conversation with the director, asking if he has thought of a sequel to TBM. A story where Kareena’s detective Jasmeet Bhamra takes on another case, perhaps? “The reports of TBM are encouraging. So, maybe we can come together again. I already have a prequel in mind for Jasmeet. It’s an origin story of how she became who she is today,” says Mehta. So, will it see the trio of Mehta, Kareena and Ektaa R Kapoor reunite? “Of course. They own the IP.”