Vijay Krishna Acharya

My life has been a series of slightly happy accidents.

In an action film, you think of things that are almost impossible to do and yet you have to manage to show them as being possible on film.

The pursuit system is an ideal way to shoot action sequences. It enhances the picturisation and captures the scene so well that the audience can feel the thrilling speed of the chase sequence in the film. 'Dhoom 3' is the first Hindi film to use this technique.

I used Malta as a location to shoot a lot of my action sequences, and that's because we don't have the kind of setup that Malta Film Studios does. They have a world-class facility.

I think Malta is great for a song. It's got very nice and narrow roads with beaches. So if you personally ask me, I would shoot action there. It can be very exciting since there's water all around and there can be boat chases. Even travel films like 'Before Sunset' can be shot there.

In 'Guru,' the business aspect is more of a layer and sub-text… to me, Harshad Mehta's story is a tragedy, a classic Greek tragedy, where the greed of a lot of people got attached to him."

Attention spans are so limited and ticket prices so high. We're anyway in a business of manipulating emotions. But each film needs to be positioned truthfully so that people don't feel cheated.

I don't want to make films that are constantly pleasing the audience, it is not my tradition.

I want to do a comedy film.

If you are a part of a family, that family does not treat you badly when you are down, it supports you to revive.

We are a nation of film lovers, and films have often been a cultural glue that binds us all in a way that transcends geography.

We are thrilled to see that audiences across age groups, across India are loving 'Thugs of Hindostan' and have made our film a part of their Diwali plans.