i would do it only if i had a story to tell while vinod had a number of thoughts i was keen to develop my own story being a writer myself vinod also wanted to see jolly llb offline as he wanted to see if i had been corrupted as a filmmaker he saw the film with raju hirani and they both liked it but i still needed time as i did not have the story in my head vinod was leaving for la and wanted me to say yes before that i developed the idea over the next two weeks and once they liked it i was on