Creating two big-budget projects back-to-back can be a daunting affair. But Nikkhil Advani is calm and assured, knowing that he has laced his upcoming Mumbai Diaries 26/11 — a retelling of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks — with sensitivity and empathy. The Amazon Prime Video offering is yet another example of how the filmmaker is drawn to real-life stories. “When I read real-life stories, they are unbelievable and the characters, incredible. Even if I start to create them as fictional parts, they will never be able to match the courage or bravery of real-life characters,” emphasises Advani, who had a big release in The Empire last week.

Nikkhil Advani