I drove past one of the houses in Tiruvanmiyur and asked them if we could shoot there for 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya' because it seemed straight out of the pages of the script.

Back in the day, I was keen on working on a film with the superstars - Mammootty and Mohanlal. But they wanted me to make a film with them in Tamil.

If I know somebody's right about something I take it from them.

Bollywood is a different ballgame. I am quite used to Tamil and Telugu films.

It's something that I love about this business and that scares me about this business, but in a good way. You just never know what's going to happen. And things change constantly. But there's always opportunities for new work, so you just have to enjoy the job that you're on while you're on it because it doesn't last forever.

An entrepreneur assumes the risk and is dedicated and committed to the success of whatever he or she undertakes.

My whole life and my whole career, even through my music, I tell people: let's unify; let's show more love.

Once your career is over, then you don't have to live up to anything.