India, July 29 -- The horror-thriller Tumbbad didn't get much love at the time of its release but it became a cult classic over the years and emerged a massive success on its re-release last year. Sohum Shah officially announced a prequel to it soon after and had Alia Bhatt come on board. However, the name of Aanand L Rai, who produced the first part, was missing from credits for the upcoming film.

Ask Aanand L Rai if he is associated with the project and he tells us, "For some reason nahin, aur wo creative reasons hain. What you want is a certain kind of freedom to make decisions when you are creating something. Tumbbad is a fantastic film but I felt like mere liye, wo kahani jitni khoobsurat hoke wahaan pahuchi hui thi, main uske aage ...