'Acid Factory is my second film with Fardeen'

Suparn Verma, who debuted as a director with 2005'sEk Khiladi Ek Haseena, is wrapping up the shooting for his second film, Acid Factory.

Set for release later this year, Acid Factory boasts of an all-star cast, featuring big names like Irrfan Khan, Fardeen Khan, Dino Morea, Aftab Shivadasani, Manoj Bajpai, Danny Denzongpa and Dia Mirza.

Varma, who in the past has written films like Chhal, Qayamat, Zameen and Karam, spoke to rediff.com'sPatcy N about working with such a huge star cast, and what audiences should expect from Acid Factory.

He also discusses Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena, and explains why the film was poorly received.

It's been over three years since your first movie. What took you so long?

Not actually. I was writing this script for more than a year, and after that I started shooting.

Fardeen is always in your films. Why is that? What is the equation like? Does it worry you that Fardeen's box office value is quite low?

This is my second film with Fardeen. I love working with him, as I have comfort zone with him. In this film, there are seven actors apart from Fardeen. They are Irrfan, Danny, Dino, Aftab, Dia and Manoj.

My last movie did not do well, so it is okay. You can work with the biggest actor on the planet, who has given a lot of hits in the past. But when he does your movie, maybe it flops.

So there are no such mathematical equations that 'This movie will work' and 'This movie will not work'. You just have to go back and start again, because everyone is here to make a hit movie. Ultimately it depends on the audience, whether they like it or don't like it. And, of course, we learn lessons from our mistakes

So what was the mistake in Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena? What did you learn?

Avoid a very twisted complicated storyline because you might tend to confuse your viewers.