As far as the public is concerned, India is amazingly secular.

Youngsters are the most discerning audience. They want entertainment, they want issues.

If it could have happened through a film that I was associated with, it would have made be doubly proud. It makes me proud anyway. I am not disappointed.

There's a personal me, there's an actor me and there's a star me.

No - Kajol can never go anywhere. Kajol is absolutely hearts and minds and memories and silloys for ever and ever. I think if I was to, I wouldn't be exaggerating I if say in our times of film-making she's a beautiful living legend.

Indian civilisation does not distinguish in terms of religion. We are an impossible achievement in the world and I'm very proud to be an Indian.

It is stupid on my part to think of banning the media.