India, Feb. 22 -- There's simply no other film as original and astonishing as Grand Theft Hamlet in the last few years. Taking place entirely in the world of Grand Theft Auto, this documentary by Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls takes Shakespeare into an entirely new dimension with the staging of Hamlet. But even in the virtual world, there are fascinating and heartbreaking realisations that await the two unemployed friends who hatch this strange idea. (Also read: Queer review: Daniel Craig gives career-best turn in Luca Guadagnino's thorny William S. Burroughs adaptation)

In this exclusive interview with HT, directors Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls sat down to talk about the many aspects of the game and the play that had to be planned before goin...