People who break the rules of the game fascinate the audience

He is better known for his stories that spellbind the audience than the songs he writes, though he has succeeded amply in both departments. With a resume which reads Company, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Bunty Aur Babli, Chak De India, Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year, Jaideep Sahni spells success. This computer engineer by training, entered the film industry late and began with a crime script which changed the way we see these films. He talks to Nandini Raghavendra about what draws both the writer and the audience to this genre.

What draws a writer to the ‘underworld theme’ of Mumbai? 
Men and women who don’t seem to care for the rules of the society have generated interest and intrigued people. They can be outlaws, pirates, slave traders, smugglers, violent killers, terrorists, corrupt big businessmen but the more bad they are, the more people are fascinated by them. Underworld dons are the modern-version leaders who seem to operate parallel empires of their own, thumbing their noses and our social, economic and legal system. Storytellers, of course, are more intrigued with their lives and what goes on in their minds, that make them choose a path which has a dizzying ride but usually only one end.

Full interview here Economic Times