dont say things like you stood outside a producers office for eight hours my priorities may have made a difference to me being easygoing and enjoying every moment we enjoy talking about classic films that i would recommend they watch they are able to run up and put their arms around me and there is an innocence to that bengaluru could have been a model city when it came to suburban life i have great memories if i did not have a good time making the film then it doesnt have much value for me we are looking for good scripts irrespective of the genre you might become a star or you might be a respected actor which child wont bring a smile to your face we think people are consuming genres but people will watch any film that is good you are very active on social media the suburbia has congested and that is the only thing i feel sorry about you can have as much publicity and do as many photo shoots as you want the writer becomes the hero now here are excerpts from a chat in which he got candid with us about acting bengaluru and more even if you do extremely well you will still be compared do you think that comparison between you and your kids is inevitable especially with your son kayoze since he is an actorhe did one film and it was a oneoff thing two of your children are in the film industry i spend months with people sharing minds space and meals in that sense it is raising the bar for writers do you think writers are more drawn to online platformsback in the day we could only watch what was playing in a singlescreen earlier bomans bengaluru memoriesi love this city my maasi used to live here why should i not be happy making even films that did not become successful sure someone is lucky if they have been able to fulfill their dreams exactly the way they always wished for it happened at the age of 44 the people are lovely and very polite the conversations at home have never been about films what are your words of wisdom to young aspirants who want to be in the movie businessbe in it for the long haul are they your favourite rolesit did give me a lot of popularity becoming a star is not in your hands it is up to the whim of the audience and you have to respect that i am happy when i am on stage and i get a nice laugh and a smile from the audience people will consume anything that is worth their time watching classic films is important because my learning and education has happened through them i never chose the life path for my children so the script has to hold you for the first 10 minutes there is a distinction between the two to draw audiences good promotion