I am not directing 'Kahaani 2', says Kundan Shah

Kundan Shah, the director of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron -- one of the most brilliant social satires  of Indian cinema, is shocked and embarrassing about being accused of muscling into Sujoy Ghosh’s territory to direct the sequel to Kahaani 2.

“Why would I want to make it? That’s Sujoy Ghosh’s domain. He did a brilliant job in Kahaani.  No other director can do justice to the brand.”
Explaining how he became embroiled in this unsavoury controversy Shah says, “I went to  the producer Jayanti Gada with a woman-oriented subject. It was his idea to name it Kahaani 2 as he says the rights and title are with him. I am not comfortable with this at all. Why should I claim any creative right over the franchise? It’s Sujoy’s  baby. I’d like the producers to patch up with Sujoy and make Kahaani 2, Kahaani 3, etc with Sujoy. I’d like to be left out of this.”

Shah reveals that his next film is  a political satire called Masquerade, “There is a dead body in this one. I know Satish Shah’s corpse act in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron is still remembered. But what can I do if a dead body popped up in this one too?”

Masquerade was to be made with Mallika Sherawat in the lead. Now that she is not commercially viable, the producers will cast a new girl.
Reacting to reports of Shah directing the Kahaani legacy Sujoy Ghosh says, “No one can make Kahaani 2 without my consent. I will direct a sequel. It’s mine. Why should I react to some baseless report claiming someone else is making Kahaani 2? The only thing that bothers me is that my mother in Kolkata reads such stuff and gets upset. She will get used to it.”