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AIYAARA director Mohit Suri asks, "How did you know that?" He is surprised and also a bit embarrassed, when I ask about him being a fan of Emiway Bantai. Rap music doesn't really fit with Mohit's filmography, adorned with soulful or angsty romantic numbers like 'Aadat', 'Woh Lamhe' and 'Toh Phir Aao'. "I really want to work with Divine and Hanumankind," he says with a laugh.

His recent film, Saiyaara, is making waves at the box office, and it seems like the perfect gift for Mohit, who is completing two decades in the Hindi film industry. In this conversation, we talk to the director about why he feels he doesn't have a distinct filmmaking style, the origins of Saiyaara, casting new faces Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, and if the film was actually supposed to be Aashiqui 3.

Excerpts: It is your 20th year in the film industry. Do you ever reflect on your journey?

Actually, I don't see my previous films at all. There is no legacy I want to create. I was recently talking to Anurag Basu and he was referring to "my kind of storytelling" and I really don't know what he was talking about. I actually just do what I feel like doing. I don't look at myself as somebody more superior than the audience. I am just a guy who wants to go to the theatre and watch a particular kind of film, and at this point, I felt I wanted to watch a love story, so I made one.

That's interesting, because just last week I spoke to Anurag Basu and he said a similar thing that he also doesn't see a certain trademark style in his filmmaking...