You debuted in Johnny Gaddaar with a character that had grey shades. Your next release Aa Dekhen Zara is a sci-fi meets superhero movie. As a newbie in the industry, have you not been taking quite a few risks?
I have been choosing films that I’d love to watch. Johnny Gaddaar was unconventional but it was a commercial film. And if Krrish and Koi Mil Gaya were successful entertainers, then I don’t see why Aa Dekhen Zara is risky. Yes, it does have a larger-than-life element—a camera that predicts the future— but the treatment is simple. In fact, I have always loved such films. I grew up watching Amitabh Bachchan’s Toofan or Shahenshah.

But currently the common man is the hero. Aren’t you then stuck in the era of your father and grandfather?
I may sound like a follower of old-school but cinema, to me, is supposed to be larger than life. I miss the powerful dialogues and well-etched characters of yesteryear. Aren’t the most memorable characters in cinema the ones that have been larger than life? Like Gabbar Singh?