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This discussion sparked a journey into research for a potential story on Chamkila. We began in Ludhiana, meeting with various individuals connected to Chamkila and immersing ourselves in the world of Akhadas and music. Over six months, we visited the places Chamkila frequented, accompanied by Lal Chand, Chamkila's surviving dholak player from the tragic day in Mehsampur, and his manager Kesar Singh Tikki. Lal Chand's presence was pivotal as he vividly recreated the scene of Chamkila's assassination in Mehsampur, even showing us where he discarded his dholak after being shot. It felt like a haunting reenactment of the crime. During our time there, a local man approached us, recognizing Lal Chand as the sole survivor of that incident. As we accumulated insights and experiences, Akshay began work on the screenplay for Lal Pari, encapsulating the essence of our discoveries and the turbulent times of Punjab. However, our trajectory took an unexpected turn when I received an offer to direct a film, backed by someone with resources to spare.

Fuelled by our recent Chamkila immersion, we decided to experiment with a narrative around the characters we encountered, pushing the boundaries of form in what I like to call ethnographic fiction. My own recurring nightmares about Mehsampur's aftermath, always centered on an elusive dholak fused into a tree, this served as an inspiration for Mehsampur.