How was the experience directing a film?
While assisting, it was completely different. All I had to do was check if we were running on schedule and if all the junior artistes were doing their parts right. But direction was different. On the first day of shoot, I was looking at everything and everybody, except the cast. It was then that I realised that I am a director and I am not supposed to be bothered about the extras. Instead, I had to concentrate on my main characters. I have matured as a director. I was never tensed about costumes as an assistant director. But now, I had to think of costumes, I had to keep every scene in mind and pay attention to every detail. It was hectic but I learnt. Why did you choose to shoot in Miami? I wanted to shoot in Miami because of the atmosphere there. I like their lifestyle and culture. The people in Miami work hard and party harder and I wanted to capture that in my film. The experience was great. We had no problems. The government was helpful and the people were co-operative. You asked
