“Right from childhood, I was absolutely blown away by a film's vivid colors, the brightness and the reality of the fight-scenes. Truly, filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes.

This industry has taught me that quality can trump quantity and thus I try and reinvent myself with each work of art stretching the imaginative boundaries of the medium and changing the way movies are watched, taking my own time. I always believe in trying to strike out on new paths.

As a film-maker, I can very easily and efficiently evoke some kind of out-ofbody, transcendental state where I'm 100 percent connected to the characters. I know exactly what they're thinking and what they're feeling even though they may not even be saying anything. That, frankly, still induces awe when I see the output on screen because I think that's one of the hardest things to do.