The physical journey in my films is indicative of the internal journey that my characters take.
I enjoy scenes in films, which do not have the pressure of the story so much... and it flows. I've tried to go in that direction.
My job is to tell a story, and the decisions about the casting have to be honest.
Usually, you lose interest in a story beyond a certain point. But with 'Highway,' there was something very subtle, yet something very influential. I intended 'Highway' to be the first film that I ever made. Didn't happen.
I think 'Rockstar' is more dear to me than any of my other films.
Sometimes I don't know whether a movie has been shot on film or in digital when I watch it in the theatres.
I was interested in theatre and media and came to Mumbai to get a job. I imagined that the film industry would be a white building with producers sitting in different rooms, and you could walk in and meet them, and they would interview you and select...
I just write characters, and somehow they happen to be a boy and a girl. When the story is put together, and their characters interwoven, they do end up together somehow.
If a person wants to enjoy attention, he will create situations to get it.
I enjoy looking beyond the obvious and look at the stories happening all around me - you kind of formulate things in your mind and get excited about them.
Especially on unexpected journeys, you have time; you can figure certain deeper things out, like who you are and what you want. That's why I enjoy journeys.
I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.
Coming from a middle class background, travel was always considered a luxury then, even if it meant going to a relative's place or a religious shrine.
The story of 'Highway' is completely about travel. It is about the fascination of travel to an extent that I don't want to even reach the destination and also being away from society gives you a certain view of the society, so that was the intention ...
Dilip Kumar was the only Bollywood hero who could make a girl shiver just by looking at her. If you don't believe it, ask your mom!
I want all my films to look distinctly different, like some other directors I admire. But in a way, I can't really take myself completely out of the movies I make.
I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.