"He is a lazy talented actor and I often tell him that. He does a film, and then he goes somewhere and then makes a comeback. I told him to keep working and that the directors need him."
"We are shaped by our traditions. With us, it is a little more difficult because we are traditionalist. We have 5000-year-old history which is now almost a part of our DNA. How do you break that? "America, for example, doesn't have that history behind it. It romanticises rebellion. We look down upon rebellion. It's an insult. To think out-of-the-box is looked down upon here," said Abhay
"I can't wait to take on Judi. She is the cherry on this wonderful pudding. The most loved woman of Britain and probably the world. It was a process of endless auditions and readings and conversations and today I am so glad that they grilled fully into it to a point of no return. I am ecstatic and I guess it hasn't really sunk in. So I will take a bow when I finish my work on the film. The fun has just begun."
Ali, who has featured in films like 3 Idiots, Fukrey and Bobby Jasoos, is currently busy filming Happy Bhaag Jaayegi, co-starring Abhay Deol and Diana Penty. "Working with Baba has always been a dream. I idolise him beyond an actor. For any young star in the industry, working with Sanjay sir will be a dream come true," said Ali