Youngsters are the most discerning audience. They want entertainment, they want issues.

I think the way the audience takes the Indian film-star is a little different from the way the audience takes the Western star there. We are considered like demi-gods here, and the reason is not because we are better or good, but because there is no other mode of entertainment in India.

More than an actor, I am a performer... I'm a great believer - honestly so, shamelessly so, vulgarly so - that cinema is for entertainment. If you want to send messages, there's the postal service.

I want people to know that movie stars live a normal, middle-class life.

Just be nice to me while I am doing the scene; that is all. I don't want big cars, I don't want big hotel rooms.

I truly believe my job is to make sure people smile.