"I have only seen Mohanlal acting from a fair distance, to this date. So this will be my first association with him in a film" says Kamal Kartik, an upcoming lyricist and director. This young man has currently penned down a hindi song for a Malayalam movie '1971: Beyond Borders' starring Mohanlal. The film is a trilingual war drama directed by Major Ravi and this song is composed by Najim Arshad a playback singer and a former winner of Idea Star Singer.

Kartik's stint with the Malayalam industry started out as an assistant to director Blessy for the film Calcutta News. This was followed by assisting in ad films with Rathish Ambat, Prakash Varma and many more and his last film as an assistant director was Ayaal Njanalla, a Fahad Faasil starrer, directed by Vineeth Kumar.

Revealing his future plans, Kamal Kartik says, "I am expecting to direct my first film by next year. I have written the story and worked on the screenplay. The project is in a development stage for now."