More than an actor, I am a performer... I'm a great believer - honestly so, shamelessly so, vulgarly so - that cinema is for entertainment. If you want to send messages, there's the postal service.

I am happy making the films I make and I would like the West to be impressed with what we do from India.

One thing I teach my children and want everyone to know that even if you happen to be on a pedestal you should have the capacity to turn around and say, 'I don't know'. We are scared to go wrong. Downfall is part of life.

Just be nice to me while I am doing the scene; that is all. I don't want big cars, I don't want big hotel rooms.

Well Mandira, I hope not. You see, I started both their careers. And as far as i can remember, I started yours too.

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

You never win the silver, you only lose the gold