Abhiraj Minawala's directorial debut film, LoveYatri, produced under the banner of Salman Khan Films' released on Friday. The film stars debutants Aayush Sharma and Warina Hussain and is set on the backdrop of Navratri. Here are some excerpts from Abhiraj Minawala's interview with mid-day online narrating his first-hand experience.

How did you get through your debut project Loveyatri?
I was the chief assistant director for Sultan. That's how I met Salman Khan sir for the first time. Through the course of the film, I think he was pretty much happy with the way I was working and functioning. The day before Sultan released, we had a screening and post that Salman sir invited me to his house, and said, 'I want to give you a film one day.' And I was like that's great for me and he also asked my future plans. So, when I met Salman sir again, he said, 'I have a script do you want to hear it? 'And when I heard the script, I pictured Aayush Sharma for some strange reasons. When he asked me who do you have in your mind for this film, I said Aayush, and he said okay! Because Aayush and I have worked together in Sultan, we had a great understanding while working on LoveYatri.