00:00Actually, because it's an independent film and it had to go to festivals, I didn't face
00:08any problem. And like I said, my film does not really get too much into, oh, you know,
00:13this political party is great, that political party is not great. It does not get into that
00:17space at all. It just talks about what is right and what is wrong. And that also not
00:23from a larger perspective, ki yaar you know what, patake nahi phodne chahiye because animals
00:28ko harm hota hai yaar pollution hota hai. That also is a very large spectrum. You know,
00:34when we talk about climate change, it's a large spectrum. But when I'm talking about
00:37the fact that, yaar, bachchon ke liye school khulla hona chahiye, dukaane allowed honi
00:43chahiye ki khulle rahe hain aur log chal phir sake, festivities sab ke liye equal hone chahiye,
00:48internet connection for the right reasons khulle hone chahiye. Obviously, agar koi kuch
00:52galat kar raha hai aur terrorism spread kar raha hai toh wo galat hai. Lekin kisi se as
00:57a community, woh devoid kar dena galat hai. Phir, you know, even thinking from the point
01:03of view ki army jab wahan deploy hoti thi, toh unki lives bhi bahut lonely ho jate the
01:09obviously and it's everywhere in the world. When army goes out at, you know, the borders
01:14or in the line of force, their lives also become very, very lonely and very, you know,
01:23So I feel that I was touching into that topic that uske liye ek outlet hai ki achha wo ek
01:28Kashmiri chai wale se baat kar raha hai aur usse roz mar raha ki khaaniya discuss kar raha
01:33hai. So that was the issue I was touching, honestly. So I didn't have anything against
01:37any political party or even the film, it does not mention like that.
01:45I was, I think it's one of the biggest highlights of my professional career so far. And for
01:51us at Ipix Movies, which is my production house, I feel that, you know, to work with
01:57a legend like him, it won't happen to everybody. So I'm blessed to be amongst a few people
02:04who've got that opportunity. I feel that he is such a magnanimous person when it comes
02:09to film. So as a director, you would always think that, oh, no matter what you do, he
02:14will know it better, because he's had so much experience, right? So that can make you a
02:19little inferior in terms of what you're doing on set. But somebody with his stature and
02:25with his respect and with his command and character and charisma, he would be so special
02:33to make you feel that you know what you're doing. And how does one do that? He would
02:38always come and ask me, okay, so what next? What do you want me to do? Do you want me
02:43to just sit? Do you want me to smile? Can I do this better? Can I do this one more time
02:47as an actor? On that day on set, he was just an actor. And after that, I've met him on
02:51a couple of occasions, because I went to dub with him and I went at the launch of the film.
02:56He's always been that true gentleman. So I feel that it was such an honour to be able
03:01to direct him and do something with him of that scale. I think that was fascinating and
03:06I'll always be humbled with that experience.
03:08I think one of the main things that we would always like, I mean, I inculcate this even
03:18in my team that we as filmmakers are storytellers. So we are always watching to tell good stories.
03:28And if any of you like the work I do or the work we do, and if you're an aspiring filmmaker
03:34or a storyteller, because today content is such a powerful game and a powerful tool for
03:39people to express what they feel. And films and content are now almost working in parallel.
03:44I think the content industry is today very slowly and seemingly overtaking the film industry.
03:52I feel that be true to your story, be true to your story as the most important thing,
03:59and then everything else will follow. So I think, yeah, that's my only message. And hopefully
04:03keep liking and appreciating the work we do. You can find all of our work on social media channels.
04:09So watch it there and if you like it, share it with the rest of your world.
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