India, Feb. 27 -- Amazon Prime Video has had a good start to 2025, with the likes of Paatal Lok and The Mehta Boys doing well with both critics and audiences. In a candid chat with HT, Nikhil Madhok, Head of Original Content India at Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios, explains why Paatal Lok season 2 made him nervous. (Also read: Jaideep Ahlawat laughs at reports of him charging Rs.20 crore for Paatal Lok 2: 'Hai kahan ye paisa, gaya kahan')

When asked if a show or film surprised him upon release, Nikhil laughs, "Both kinds of surprises have actually happened." He adds, "We expected our show Call Me Bae to do well, but the way it broke into pop culture was a pleasant surprise. It did much better than we thought. We brought Paatal Lok back...