Was Money The Reason Behind Making Paatal Lok 2? Creator Sudip Sharma Answers

Sudip Sharma reveals what drove him to make the second season of Paatal Lok

Paatal Lok‘s new season is one of the most talked about OTT shows right now.  The show’s creator Sudip Sharma recently spoke at length about the show, the upcoming season, and what compelled him to make it, during a recent interview with Indian Express. 

Speaking about what to expect from Hathiram Chaudhary this season, he said, “Hathiram is no more the angsty cop who feels he hasn’t got his due in life and needs to prove himself to the world. This time, he is not craving for attention. Now he knows who he is and what he does best – a cop who will pursue truth till the time he can.”

But why did it take so long to make the second season?

“Season one took four years to create. Naturally, another season should take as much time. Plus, Covid took away two years in between. And the shooting window in Nagaland is tight: October to March. Rest of the time it rains. There was also no shooting infrastructure in Nagaland, so we had to create all that from scratch,” he revealed.

But, if season one’s storyline ended, was there a need to make a second season? Sudip Sharma answered if he did it just to make money.

“Money is not the reason for making a second season. I would get paid more to do something new because then I wouldn’t be bound to a five-year-old contract,” he said.

“At the end of season one, I realised my relationship with Hathiram is not over yet. I wanted to explore the person more. Instead of moving forward from where season one ended, Hathiram became the primary driver, taking me along on a new journey,” Sudip Sharma stated as the real reason. 

In season 2, the story is based in Nagaland, where Hathiram reaches to solve a new case. Accompanying him is his former colleague and now his senior Imran Ansari, played by Ishwak Singh.