Chandan Arora an ace director is garnering all the headlines for his recent crime thriller release Kankhajura on SonyLiv. The series revolves around two brothers and their tangled relationship which eventually turns sour. Headlined by Roshan Mathew and Mohit Raina the series has been widely acclaimed. Kankhajura marks Chandans second directorial project on OTT. He has previously delivered some masterpieces on big screens including Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon Main Meri Patni Aur Woh and Striker. His directorial debut Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon stunned audiences when it featured Rajpal Yadav in the lead role—an unusual move at a time when Rajpal wasnt seen as a conventional hero in mainstream cinema. Talking about how Rajpal Yadav and Antara Mali were cast Chandan revealed some interesting details in an exclusive interview with India.com. When asked about his thought process behind casting Rajpal Yadav in the lead during an era dominated by typical leading men Chandan repliedTo be very honest when I got a call from Ram Gopal Varma asking ‘Would you direct a film with Antara Mali and Rajpal Yadav?’ I actually thought it was a hypothetical question—like would you direct a film like that? He would do that. I said ‘Of course I would’ and then he told me to come to the office the next day and gave me a 13-page draft. He said ‘Read this and tell me what you think about it.’ And so I think I can take no credit at all for that bold move because it was all RGV. He was full of bold moves in those years. I mean he was taking fantastic risks and exploring the kind of storytelling he wanted to be known for. The Kankhajura director addedBut immediately after that after the response Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon got—especially Rajpals character—I had to come to a conclusion myself that I truly believe people are interested in watching performers on screen. They can connect with a good performer and they can connect with anyone—whether it is Rajpal Yadav or Shah Rukh Khan. I saw that with the film. But because the title Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon had a commercial angle to it I personally had to do another film with Rajpal where he was the lead without backing off any commercial trope like Madhuri Dixit or the support of someone like RGV. He concluded I had a feeling that people wanted to watch great performers and they will applaud anyone who is a great performer and connects with them. And that’s why we did Main Meri Patni Aur Woh and the success of it speaks for itself. The movie still resonates. So that sort of tells you how our audiences can surprise you anytime. Apart from being a director Chandan has also worked as an editor for various notable films including Cheeni Kum Krrish 3 Ki & Ka Pad Man Mission Mangal Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui Ved among others.