'I HAVE NEVER CALLED HIM DAD, I CALL HIM HANSAL SIR'

'For them, their father is the director of Shahid, Omerta, Simran, Scam 1992 and Scoop.' 'For me, my father is the director of Jayate, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar, Chhal, Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai, three unreleased films and Woodstock Villa.' 'No one has seen these films.'

Jai Mehta started assisting his father Hansal Mehta more than a decade ago.

Over the years of working together, they churned out memorable titles, which ultimately paved the way for Jai to showcase his directorial flair in his debut Web series, Lootere. While their creative partnership is an extension of their personal bond, Jai says his relationship with his father is otherwise “very different”. “We don’t have dinner table conversations because we don’t live together. I was mostly raised by my grandparents, as he was struggling in the film industry,” Jai tells

There was a fair share of struggles that Hansal Mehta went through in his own career. But was him being a director made it easier for you?