I was very shy and very reserved as a child, very, very introvert.

Parallel cinema has not made an effort to communicate in a language the other person understands.

The fact is I like Mumbai less and less. My son says, 'Baba, let's go for a drive', and I tell him, 'Where's the fun of a drive in this place?' You get caught in a million traffic jams, and you spend time cooped in your car with all that mad cacophony around you.

I have no regrets at all. I have done quite well for myself. I didn't have a conventional face, but I have done well, and I am proud of it.

What Bollywood lacks is scripts. A lot of the films are copies of western films.

I am grateful to theatre for making me what I am today. But it's not like theatre is my first love. I am equally attached to cinema, which is, actually, a child of theatre, since it borrows heavily from it.

In western countries, there are roles written for older actors. Films are made on them, including love stories.