Happy,” isn’t usually the instant answer, when you generically ask, “How are you?” — as I do to ad-filmmaker Mahesh Mathai, whose Sony LIV series, Real Kashmir Football Club (RKFC), has been nominated for International Emmys in the Best Drama category.

Mahesh’s obviously happy. Guessing, more so for the fact that the show, so far as I know, wasn’t even up for an intended sequel. “Exactly on what bases do broadcasters decide on [greenlighting] a second season is beyond me,” Mahesh says.