laughs however he is not overtly dominating we come from a very liberal family he has strong opinions but he doesnt always share them unless i am seeking his views i have watched his films repeatedly and have learnt a lot by observing him since i am close to him i know where a certain emotion is coming fromwell comparisons with him are bound to happen even if its not fairi strongly believe that your work speaks for itself i would never compare myself with him if others do they have a right to their opinion and freedom of choice it will be unfair to pit me against my brother as he is somebody with 15 years of experience there is no way i can perceive him as competition as he is family i dont find any sense in these comparisonsyou have immense respect for the way your mother has raised shahid and you singlehandedly did your growingup years influence the way you look at women around youmy growingup years have been largely influenced by my mother i have had the opportunity to understand women through her she is strong liberal independent and she has made sacrifices to see her children bloom she is immensely talented and she has seen fame at a very young age her personality is influenced by the changes and circumstances in her life she has been a single mother and i have seen the hardships a single mother has to go through to raise her children but she survived them and emerged stronger at the same time she has the passion and fire in her belly that she has passed down to her children all the things that are good in me i have inherited from her my opinion of women is very high sometimes i feel they are more evolved as human beings than men i highly admire and respect women who have an identity and opinion of their own i would like to be as much if not more supporting to the women i lovedid you miss the presence of your father rajesh khattar while growing up how is your equation with him todayi was very young when my parents separated and later my mother remarried for six years i stayed with my stepfather ustad raza ali khan and my mother then they separated and i saw her go through two broken marriages and her struggle to keep things together she would often put her own feelings in the back seat to take care of others thats an act of selflessness for many years i saw her go through emotional strain and difficulties she had more on her plate than she could deal with while taking care of us i often saw her go through changes in her personality she is a lovely person thats why its important for me to give her all the comfort happiness and satisfaction i can i have great admiration for her i cant say that my childhood