Also, if you watch the film once, there are lots of things that you won't get because there are punch lines in the first act, the setup to which isn't until the second act.
At the risk of saying you should make a self-indulgent film for your first movie: you should make a self-indulgent film for your first movie.
In the Indian system of filmmaking, you don't plan well in advance, stick to a storyboard, or deliver only the scripted lines.
Also, if you watch the film once, there are lots of things that you won't get because there are punch lines in the first act, the setup to which isn't until the second act.
At the risk of saying you should make a self-indulgent film for your first movie: you should make a self-indulgent film for your first movie.