It was only in the early 1990s - during my student years as an aspiring scientist at Delhi University - that I discovered the world of cinema.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Film is something I've always loved since I was very young. In fact, I actually wanted to study to be a filmmaker when I was younger.
Then in college I became obsessed with film, and wanted to be part of that.
It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.
I was studying English, as you will, in the day, and five nights a week, I would be at the cinema. That continued throughout my 20s, which was also the 1980s - there was a lot of really good films coming out then.
I did important films when I was very young.
It was Vikram Bhatt and 'Raaz' that got me interested in the medium of cinema. Before that, I was like any other youngster dabbling with various things - modelling, films - without a definite direction or focus. Now that I'm working with all of them, life has come full circle for me.
I was raised in a family where cinema was a way of life. It was not only about making films, it was relationship, passion, love, everything at the same time.
I discovered the theater when I was in the first grade.
I didn't have a normal academic career. I never studied cinema. I learned from life.
I never studied film formally at school, but as a kid, I spent most of my time in cinemas.