There were offers to do 'Tum Bin 2' and 'Tum Bin 3' but then it would have been the same kind of franchise films which I think limit an actor.
I aspired to make 'Tum Bin II' better than my first film, if not as good as 'Tum Bin.'
The original 'Tum Bin' was one of my favourite films whether you talk about the film or the music.
After 'Ra.One,' 'Cash,' 'Tum Bin 2' did not work, I almost lost my confidence as a director.
The fact that people have appreciated my work in 'Wajah Tum Ho' is heart-warming and my confidence is higher.
When my second film 'Dus' released, I was still getting compliments for 'Tum Bin' because it was a hit on satellite channels.
I wouldn't say it was difficult or challenging, but it was my personal favourite and getting a chance to be part of music of 'Tum Bin 2' was a very happy moment for me.
I was married once. When the tinsel from Tum Bin' was wearing off, so was the happiness from my first marriage. Ever since, I've been wary of marrying again.
Whenever I'm looking for actors, I'm always looking for actors who are intelligent and who feel fresh and who feel authentic to the world.
In 2001 when 'Tum Bin' released we got 90 to 100 screens. India had around 1000 screens at that time.
There weren't many options that came my way after Tum Bin.' Yet, people started expecting too much from me after that film.
I chucked my CA final exams to pursue modeling. My parents objected to this, but they soon came around. And after seeing my maiden movie Tum Bin, they were happy beyond words!
'Dus' was different from 'Tum Bin,' and 'Ra.One' from 'Dus,' but the difference didn't pop out as much as 'Mulk.' That was because it was an issue-based film and crossed the line as being a serious, hard-hitting movie.
I honestly don't feel that it's my music that's under-appreciated. I think that it's me that's under-appreciated. As an artist, period.
If my movies are earning decent numbers, my work is being appreciated, then you might not feel it, but if something bad happens, the onus doesn't come only on actors.
My first film was a super-hit. It made the producer earn a lot of money and gave me a lot of fame. The funny part is that I acted in Tum Bin' as a project for which I was paid a stipend and not the money that comes to the star of a very popular film.