It is my first preference to do films with social significance. Art cinema has given me credibility and status as an actor, but commercial cinema has given me a comfortable living.

I am grateful to theatre for making me what I am today. But it's not like theatre is my first love. I am equally attached to cinema, which is, actually, a child of theatre, since it borrows heavily from it.

We have filmmakers who make films with some kind of responsibility and take cinema seriously like Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, Prakash Jha. But now these people also take stars... Without stars they cannot work.

In western countries, there are roles written for older actors. Films are made on them, including love stories.

Parallel cinema has not made an effort to communicate in a language the other person understands.

I prefer working in good cinema, wherever it is. I like subjects that have a universal appeal.