Well, it was the fastest script ever written. I came to know of the first person who was diagnosed as the first case of AIDS in India. I had done a lot of research on AIDS and HIV, and keeping him in mind, I wanted to do the film.

Sanjay Suri and I are good friends and when I approached him and Juhi Chawla, they both willingly agreed to do the film. I financed the film with the help of Sanjay.

After a year or so after My Brother..., I thought of doing Bas Ek Pal. Since I shared a great rapport with Sanjay and Juhi, I cast the two again in Bas Ek Pal.

Moreover, when I did Bas Ek Pal, I felt like I was trying something new and breaking my own stereotype. As a director I grew from My Brother and Bas Ek Pal.

So how has life changed from then to now?

When My Brother came out, I was a little disheartened that though it did well abroad, people in India didn't welcome it as I expected. I think it is because we Indians are still too narrow minded.

But all of a sudden, I started getting a lot of offers. Personally I haven't changed much. I have grown and changed only for the better. I like doing films that have a message in them.

What next?

Sorry Bhai.

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