India, March 1 -- The Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) dialogue writer, lyricist and actor Manu Rishi Chadha is adding another feather to his cap by turning a director. He is set to start the shoot of the film in the next few months.

"The writer in me provided food in terms of some great scripts for the nascent director that was long lost in my thoughts. I got back to my writing last year. I had sleepless nights penning down a story that complements my surroundings. Once my writing mode is on then everything, I see is a story. Ek kahani joh sabko pata hona chahiye," shares Chadha on his Lucknow visit.

The actor shares how the thought of getting into direction came to this mind. "There were two stories that I had on table. I had been pitchin...