Patriotism cannot be instilled inside anybody, it just happens to be there. And it can rise above any notion, any emotion.

There are heroes and then there are legends, heroes get remembered but legends never die.

I'm not a puppet in anyone's hands.

When doing a remake, you're on safer territory. You know you cannot go absolutely wrong. But how right it goes depends on various factors like casting and the way you adapt the film.

There's huge potential in China. They have about 50,000 screens and they need content, which we produce a lot.

My passion for film-making was bordering indulgence. But gone are those days when I was adventurous.