Writer and director Pushkar Mahabal has a distinct process of crafting a scene. He often imagines the scene’s background music before its other elements. “When I think of a scene, I first hear the background score in my head, and then I think of the visuals. After that, my head is filled with dialogues,” says Mahabal, whose series Black, White & Gray — Love Kills dropped online over the weekend. 

His dependence on music is understandable. Before turning to direction, Mahabal was a composer. So, it’s not surprising when he says that even though the SonyLIV offering is a crime thriller, music forms the backbone of the storytelling. He believes that composer Meghdeep Bose’s music played a crucial role in building the atmosphere. He elaborates, “Meghdeep and I are old friends. When I started writing the show, we had long conversations over the kind of music it should have. [After some sessions], he made me hear the title track, which was the first thing we made. He cracked the music completely.”