An entire generation of stars who came after you - Aamir, Shah Rukh, Salman, and Akshay - have all ventured into TV. What took you so long?
I felt that the offers were not right for me. There were others who could do that stuff better. People would reason with me, “Do the shows; jo dikhta hai, wohi bikta hai.’ But I went with my instinct, like I have done by endorsing only Mont Blanc pens and no other product. My instinct has brought me so far, and I am happy following it. When I was doing 24 (the international version), I instinctively knew that it would make for good TV here too, and I pursued it. The real hard work starts now.