India, Feb. 9 -- He may be one of the most sought-after film writers in Mumbai today, but Sumit Arora began his journey on television. The man who has written for everyone from Shah Rukh Khan and Sunny Deol to Rajkummar Rao and Manoj Bajpayee first began his showbiz journey writing for shows like Dill Mill Gayye and Saadda Haq. In an unfiltered chat with Hindustan Times, Sumit traces his journey in showbiz and talks about the road ahead.

Over the years, Sumit has written for films, TV shows, and web series, and he finds all the mediums different. "A show is a more intimate viewing. When you know something is going to be watched in theatre, there is a lot of projection. There is a sense of theatrics to it in most films. It is a communicat...