I prefer working in good cinema, wherever it is. I like subjects that have a universal appeal.

In theatre, you've got to make the connect with your audience in the first three minutes. If you haven't, you know you've almost lost them.

Our stars are quite notorious. I mean, they don't show up on time. This is, you know, something which is very, very annoying.

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

I prefer working in good cinema, wherever it is. I like subjects that have a universal appeal.

Fat noses have no place in the Hindi film industry. But it is not so in the West - otherwise, Anthony Quinn would have never been an actor.

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.