India, April 10 -- When Srijit Mukerji's Hemlock Society released in 2012, he was just three films old. Audiences warmed up to the film's unique concept of assisted suicide, its fresh pair in the casting of Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Koel Mallick and the soulful musical score by Anupam Roy.

Now 13 years later, Mukerji is back with a sequel to the film, which releases in theatres on April 11. In the span of this decade, the director has consistently made acclaimed films and dabbled in a wide variety of subjects and formats of storytelling. In this exclusive interaction with HT ahead of the release of Killbill Society, the director opens up about expanding on an idea that he chanced upon on X, collaborating with Parambrata and more. (Als...