I am not a greedy film person even as an actor.
According to me, 'Kalyug Aur Ramayan' was my best script. But because it went through a lot of changes it lost its sheen.
Some people in our society specialise in stopping creative people from doing what they do.
Though I was influenced by Dilip Kumar, I never copied him.
Dilip Kumar did not have any starry airs.
Dilip Kumar was meticulous and specific about each nuance of his own character. He imbibed that sense in me too.
My dream was to direct Dilip Kumar.
Meri Desh ki Dharti' happened when lyricist Gulshan Bawra and I gone to a shrine to pay our respects.
Every film-maker while writing a screenplay comes to a landmark point in the plot where he thinks a scene can be narrated musically.
Gulshan Bawra is alive in every word of 'Mere Desh ki Dharti.'
Gulshan has only gone away physically. He was a wonderful man. He was a friend to everyone, never gossiped.
I've faith in God.
I had the privilege of meeting Bhagat Singh's brothers and I have slept on his mother's lap.
Shaheed' was the first film to win three National Awards. I was the first writer to get the award for story writing.
I remember Kamini Kaushal had said goodbye to films when I was making 'Shaheed.' But I narrated the story to her and convinced her to do my film.
I spent a number of days with Batukeshwar Dutt and learnt a lot from him about Bhagat Singh.
Watching films is my obsession and I am lucky that my obsession became my profession.
To make a film on Milkha Singh is a very big step.
Lagan' was not a patriotic film. It was more of a mercy petition from our end.
Keeping the same background and repeating the same shots is not choreography. It means that a song should take the story forward. If you dont know that, you have no right to choreograph a song.
I have no respect for anybody who is not original, irrespective of the fate of his/her product at the box-office.
I rejoice in all the love and respect I have received from my audience.
I can't really compare them, all my characters are very close to my heart.