Nitin Kumar Gupta says, ‘For me, the process of scripting, filming and post-production is more enjoyable than the release and praise’

Filmmaker Nitin Kumar Gupta, whose film Sayonee released recently, says that he wants to make more films this year. “In 2020, I filmed two films ‘Walk’ on the migrants workers and ‘L.A.C.’ on our border soldiers, and my film ‘Sayonee’ released theatrically. In 2021, I would like to double both by filming four films and releasing two. I would like to produce more films based on my scripts where I have others directing. I think that’s the best way for me to expand,” he says.

He wants to now produce commercial Hindi films. “There are two ways to go about it. Be a jack of all trades or master of one. Currently, I have set my focus on commercial feature films only and said no to web series,” he says.

The producer adds that the last year has taught him a lot. Learning about what he understood from the past year, he says, “The only way to succeed is persistence, patience and learning. The more skills you learn and experience and bring it to your work the more people will appreciate you.”

Meanwhile, he says that while OTT is the need of the hour, it will not change much where entertainment platforms are concerned. “I don’t consider it revolutionary but delayed. This should have happened sooner but low-cost high-speed internet was slow to arrive in India. It is just an alternative to television. This will not change cinema which will always remain the big screen weekend entertainment for the masses. With vaccines approved for Covid-19, this will be faster than anticipated,” he says.

Talking about what success means to him, Nitin says, “A true artist loves the process of creating. For me, the process of scripting, filming and post-production is more enjoyable than the release and praise. Once you realise that, fame and success become just a minor aspect of the process and not the target. People should start enjoying the journey and focus less on the effects. Otherwise life becomes a constant struggle even in success.”