Farhan Akhtar

I think all kids are rebellious. It's a part of growing up.

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.

Definitely, I feel that there is a need for more female producers, directors, and writers.

If you are a doctor or farmer, be sincere about your profession. If you can do what you do honestly, you will end up serving your country.

I was a complete vagabond till the age of 20, when I got my first job as an assistant director with Pankaj Parashar.

One fear setting on filmmakers is that the audience no longer has any patience. They want things to constantly move.

Film festivals are important, as they often provide an opportunity to look at a film from a fresh perspective.

Difficulty does not deter me. In fact, I find challenges exciting.

I usually play volleyball three times a week.

I like to stay within the zone of one character. It would disturb me to break away and go into an entirely different territory.

When you go to a film set, of course you're going to do your job, and you're excited about being there, but you somehow feel fatigued that you are just doing this day in and day out.

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.