Tahira Kashyap Khurrana is awaiting the release of her next feature film as a director. And with the kind of response Sharmajee Ki Beti has fetched so far at select screenings, she wants to reach out to more people, regardless of the medium at this point. “A lot of things are happening right now [about the release]. We have been getting so much love and appreciation. I don’t know where it will release, but I can see momentum picking up,” says the 41-year-old.

So does the medium — OTT or theatre — not matter to her at all? “I am okay with either,” says Khurrana, adding, “Jab doosron ki film aati hai, tab aap calculations (regarding numbers, profit-loss, etc.) lagaate ho. But jab apni film aati hai, aap dil se poochte ho... When I went to a film festival and saw a jam-packed theatre, calculations fail ho gaye mere. After two screenings, people wanted another one. These are moviegoers who enjoyed it in a theatre. I will be grateful wherever it comes, and pray that it gets love and respect.”

She adds that all she wants is for the audience to watch her film: “I value theatre-going audience as much as OTT audience. A piece of art needs to be seen. Artiste mehnat karta hai... na dikhe toh takleef hoti hai. I just want it to be seen by a large audience.”