I love ice cream and gulab jamuns.
Farhan Akhtar
It's amazing how much the human mind and body can do and achieve.
I am very fond of technology and like to keep pace with change.
Whether it is crimes against women, whether it's discrimination against women, whether it's just social bias against women - these things should be anomalies; they should not be the norm.
Friendship brings in a lot of honesty and trust into any relationship, especially a marriage.
If you were to put me under one umbrella, call me a storyteller.
It does not feel any different being directed by a first-timer as long as I am convinced that the director is passionate about the film he or she is making. If you get a sense of their vision for the film and their aesthetics of your performance, then it does not matter whether you work with a new or an experienced director.
'Lakshya' is a different genre of movie. While 'Dil Chahta Hai' could be categorised as a romantic comedy, this is a war drama.
To hear someone talk about their life - you get to know the way their eyes moisten up, how big the smile is or how comfortable their body language is while talking to someone.
Everyone has a Milkha Singh in them.
Every time you work with a new co-star, a whole new dynamic emerges.
When I watched Guru Dutt's films, they just blew my mind.
When I take up a film, I always think of the effect it will have on my children when they see the film years later.
The more time you have, you should dedicate it to do creative work.
Being healthy is not just about building a body: it is a lifestyle that manifests itself in your general outlook. It makes you more positive and optimistic and increases your energy level.
You have to be grateful for what you have, but you're always pushing further.
Being a parent to my daughters, son to my parents, and friends to many people, I would wish for a society that's fair to everyone, that's free of prejudice and as non-divisive as possible.
I think if you believe in an idea, then you should put it out there and be as original to the thought as possible without worrying about the risk.
To me, 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' is definitely a landmark. It has taught me so much.
If you had a fabricated story coming out every two weeks or every month, it would affect you. You would be like, 'What's the problem with people?' or 'Why can't they let me be?' And that's the thought that comes into anyone's mind.
I like to make films with characters that resemble real people, about societies that exist.
I think it is important to time yourself to make the right choices. It's not responsible to go ahead and say a 'yes' or 'no' on a whim.
As the director, you are the organiser who has to have all the answers. You are the person with maximum clarity.
Whatever films I make, the mandate is that it should touch the audiences and engage them from the first scene.
The Ladakhis, as a people, are quite laidback.
From being in a film and shooting to just being in a studio with my guitar and musicians was a welcome change.
'Dil Chahta Hai' was too raw. We only thought about the film. We never thought where the film was going to go. We wanted to make a film on our own terms.
I am not trained to be a director or an actor. I have learnt everything by watching other people work and studying their work.
I cannot imagine of making a film without Boman Irani.
To me, action has to come from the plot.
Amitabh Bachchan was the coolest character in every movie.
I love travelling, especially to Goa.
When I made my debut as an actor in 'Rock On!' I was confident to get in front of the camera.
I think it is important to play a sport. Apart from the joy of it, it helps keep you fit.
I'm a bit of an extremist.
There was a phase when I would just loaf around, doing nothing. It had put my mom under a lot of stress. I knew her stress stemmed from her love for me, yet I never paid attention to her feelings. When it finally hit me that my idleness was taking a toll on her, I was genuinely sad and depressed.
I realised that I enjoyed direction while making 'DCH.' The process of putting a film together and working with the cast and crew felt good.
Fitness is about keeping yourself healthy. This is something you do for yourself and for your loved ones.
After 'Rock On!,' when I started acting, and I sang in the film, people asked me, 'What was the need to sing in your film?' and things like that. I really don't have an answer for it. In terms of what made me do it? It just felt like the right thing to do.
Nobody is immune to feeling depressed.
'Deewar' has been remade so many times, 'Trishul' has been remade so many times. But 'Don' - no one has gone into this area as often as they have gone into these other movies, and I think it fits into the modern sensibility of movie viewing quite well.
Everything I do is gauged under the shadow of 'Dil Chahta Hai.' Even 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' and 'Rock On,' which are very urban films. So I am always seen through that lens.
Film festivals are important, as they often provide an opportunity to look at a film from a fresh perspective.
As an actor, you buy into someone else's dream and make it your own, and you don't lose sight of that.
The first time I re-discovered the joy of watching an action movie was when I saw 'Die Hard.' It was a completely simple plot - a guy goes to meet his wife, and the building gets taken over by terrorists - but I was completely blown away. Great characters, and it moved along really fast.
It was interesting to write ad films and scripts for TV shows before I moved on to writing a feature film. That helped me grow as a writer, and I also found out how long I could sit in front of a computer and see something through.
Indian food beats everything else, in my book. The kinds of cuisine our country offers is just amazing. Every single dish has a variation depending on what region you go to, and that excites me the most about Indian food.
With 'Dil Chahta Hai' being the first film and 'Lakshya' being the second, what people can expect from Excel Entertainment as a company, and from me as a director, is just good, clean entertainment. And hopefully, some residue of an idea or thought that you can take home and mull over.
I remember so clearly as a kid, my biggest problem in life was I used to never follow up on anything.
Filmmaking, whatever the window dressing or the scale of a film may be, is eventually about telling a story.
