Kunal Kemmu's directorial debut Madgaon Express hit the big screens on Friday, 22 March, and it has been receiving positive response from critics. The movie follows three friends who embark on a trip to Goa and it's produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidwani's Excel Entertainment.
The Quint caught up with Kunal and Farhan, who spoke about 'Excel' owning the 'friendship films' genre, friendships in the film industry and more.
"For me, friendships have been a massive part of my life. From the time I was a kid, I was very dependent on my friends for emotional support. Perhaps that's why I am drawn to scripts about friendships," Farhan said while speaking about him directing and producing a number of films with friendship as the central theme.
Touching upon the idea of friendship in Madgaon Express Kunal said, "I love friendship movies, especially the ones Excel makes because they are about lifelong friendships. I always miss that. I've never had very thick friends because I kept moving from place to place. Thus, for me, these films were kind of an escape from my world because I was like 'Oh this is what friendship looks like?' That's why in my film, the central characters, despite being friends as kids, had drifted and they again reunite for the trip. It's how my friendships are."
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