The most important thing about Olympics, of course, is the games and not the opening ceremony. It's weird the way it gets inverted sometimes.

To be a film-maker, you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push very hard to get something unusual, something different.

There's lots of things that can be solved with cash.

Although I behave in a quite reserved way in my personal life, give me a stage and I'll be as flamboyant as I can.

I've never done a film before where every single person in the audience knows the ending. I mean suspense, twists are almost impossible these days. People are blogging your endings from their cinema seats.

I want people to leave the cinema feeling that something's been confirmed for them about life.

The extraordinary thing about India is that it's such a family place. It's full of families everywhere.