"When I was making Chandni, everyone else was making action films. All the hoardings had stars holding weapons. But I wanted to make films I liked and believed in. People told me not to make a romantic film. But one should not listen to people. You should do what your heart tells you," he says.

He adds, "I cannot make action movies or thrillers. I don't want to make films that I don't believe in, or which don't get me excited. That's why I don't make too many films because it takes a lot of time to think of good subjects. I like to make films on human relationships, romantic movies. That's the one emotion that can never go out of fashion."

But Chopra admits that no one can predict the success of a film. "You can make a good film but successful films depend on a lot of factors. There's no meter as to what the audience will like. If I like a film, I think the audience will like it. If my hunch is correct, the film becomes a hit. If I'm wrong, it doesn't. I make films that people can watch with their families. They should not be ashamed of it. The films should be aesthetically shot. You have responsibilities towards the society," he says.

After Chandni, Chopra made one of his best films till date -- Lamhe. Starring Sridevi again, with Anil Kapoor and Waheeda Rahman, Lamhe seemed too ahead of its time then.

"A boy cannot say the name Pallavi because he loves her so much. But when her daughter falls in love with him, he cannot accept her though she sees no harm in it. People didn't accept it. They said she's his daughter's age. But she wasn't his daughter, right? I may have slipped somewhere in conveying certain things. But I'm very proud of that film," Chopra smiles.

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