'He has given us a history, a heritage that we can share with generations to come,' says Aseem Chhabra.

'You made me realise that it is great to be brown, even if we are currently living under Donald Trump's false definition of America.' 'In my 36 years in America there have been few instances where I have laughed and cried so much watching a show about brown people.'

A Death in the Gunj is not a happy film at all times, but it is very entertaining says Aseem Chhabra.

Aseem Chhabra sensed an internal turmoil in Vinod Khanna, which sometimes showed the moody person on screen.

'I know all good things have to end someday. But memories, especially film memories are special,' says Aseem Chhabra.

'One of the director's primary jobs is to make sure that all the actors perform as if they are in the same movie, playing in the same band -- one is not acting in a different band than the other.'

Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.'

'The Maoists want the tribals to boycott the election while the police think the election is a farce and do not want to risk going deeper in the conflict zone.' 'Newton (played with sincerity and deep felt passion by Rajkummar Rao) wants to make sure that the locals cast their vote, a right given to them by the Constitution.'

'I have had a US passport for 26 years. I have a Hindu name. But none of that matters it seems.' 'Today I have also become an immigrant from Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Syria.'Today I am Changez Khan and Rizwan Khan.' 'All of us brown people have been put in the same boat by Trump,' says Aseem Chhabra.

There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African American community, points out Aseem Chhabra.

'2016 was the year when Shah Rukh Khan took risks and traversed along the path that would ensure the actor could shine more than the star,' says Aseem Chhabra.

Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 302 films in 365 days on airplanes, on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Google, Hulu, DVDs and even on YouTube.

Meet Bollywood's finest casting director Mukesh Chhabra.

Meet Bollywood's finest casting director Mukesh Chhabra.

'In our film industry, there are not many opportunities for actors... Our films are not character based, they are hero and heroine based. The only roles we have for character actors are to play the girl's or boy's dad or a police officer...'

'I swayed my arms in the air with strangers when George Michael sang Careless Whispers' 'I was in heaven.'

Aseem Chhabra lists the elements that he loved and was pleasantly surprised by in the movies.

Ranveer-Vaani take Befikre to Dubai.

Aditya Chopra's film reminds us that a well-shot Bollywood romantic film can be so entertaining even when it does not offer anything new, says Aseem Chhabra.

'I don't want a government to tell me that I can't be there for my sister's wedding.'