Though "Veer-Zaara" is a film about cross-border love, there isn't a word of politics in it. Forget politics, there isn't slap, not even a raised voice in "Veer-Zaara"(2004). It's a very intense, humane and emotional story. "Veer-Zaara" (2004) is a humble tribute to my home in Punjab. It's my tribute to the one-ness of people on both sides of the border. Every religion preaches peace. Then why the bloodshed for the sake of religion? Why are we destroying each other?.

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

I was in Lahore before the partition, so I don't believe that a border can truly separate Punjab. I still think of it as one.

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

I don't make romantic films. I make films about human relationships.

I'm not making films just to be bold.

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