[on the reason for his seven-year hiatus in direction] My son Aditya made Mohabbatein, which took a lot of time and energy. Then we started looking for a script for me to direct. Nothing seemed to excite us both. There's a complete bankruptcy of screenwriting in our cinema. I wanted a very earthy and Indian subject. I was tired of the promos on television. With semi-clad girls, they all looked the same. Of course Dhoom has them too. But I'd personally not make a film like that.

What is the point of making the film if the man doesn't marry the girl?

You can always make a good film but for it to be successful, you need God's blessing.

There are only two types of cinema - good or bad.

I always believe that my films should give some hope to the man who comes to watch them for those three hours. If he goes home on an optimistic note, I would feel satisfied at having done my duty.

Human beings are very complex creatures. This desire, this greed, this love is very complex.

When I was in college, I had only one ambition that one day I would like to be a director.