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I don't attribute any 'luck' to 'Bol Bachchan''s success. It was an entertaining commercial film which was bound to do well, and I guess I have the knack of picking up such universally appealing, fun masala movies which turn to be successful.

The ghost story is a popular genre of mine and is particularly adaptable to the visual media.

'Days' has always been strong as an icon in TV history, and it's still going on strong and represents the genre of daytime drama so well. I'm proud to be a part of it.

If one horror film hits, everyone says, 'Let's go make a horror film.' It's the genre that never dies.

If we make films only for the frontbenchers, we can't make money. Hence, we have to make it for a majority audience. As my films are mass films, I deal with emotions in raw form - they are not subtle. I don't mind being branded. That does not mean I like only those kinds of films.

Crime is the biggest genre in libraries and in bookshops, and it is hugely varied.

In Tamil and Telugu, I have to do mainstream commercial films. Irrespective of what I want to do, the audience wants to see me in that 'mass' space.

The transgressive nature of biography is rarely acknowledged, but it is the only explanation for biography's status as a popular genre.

Somewhere down the line, I want to do masala films too.

I didn't set out to make this kind of picture. It just came my way. But its been going on for me for 16 years now and its wonderful for an actor to work consistently. There seems to be an insatiable audience for this type of film.

Mythologicals and historicals have always found takers in India. The audience identifies with them and they make for good family viewing.

Writing books that people want to read is helpful - my most successful book is my only police procedural, a very popular subgenre of the very popular crime fiction genre.

I would like my album to be on the pop side with a little bit of soul. I would like to make music that is on the top of the charts right now.