Vir Das, who was in London to attend the screening of his film, 31st October, which premiered at the London Indian Film Festival, has extended his trip by a week to work on his script, which revolves around a family which dabbles in crime across generations. He admitted that the idea has been sitting in the back of his head for a while. “I guess being in London brought it out,“ he says. He's completed another script but wants his career as a scriptwriter to kick off with this one. “My company will produce the film with a pool of other comic actors, like Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow do in the West. I will act in it too, with other talents,“ says the actor.

Will he direct the film? “No, I'm acting in too many films to take time out for direction. That'll happen later,“ he says. “My first home production will have a fair amount of action too.“ he adds.