You have achieved more than what most people dream of... Padma Bhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, other awards... What keeps you going even now?
I am looking at the sky and am still not able to reach it, to touch it... that's what drives me. My constant endeavour is to reach out for higher things and as long as they are beyond my reach, my grasp, I will keep trying. And it is my work that captivates me. Once I am immersed in my work, I just keep on going...
Where do you draw your inspiration from for your film projects?
From today's youth and events. The youth today are energetic, knowledgeable, passionate. I have faith in them and their ability. I have no advice to offer them. On the contrary, I learn from them. There is so much to observe and learn. You go to parties or meetings and meet interesting people and you learn more and more... and that is where I draw my inspiration from.
Photograph: Bollywood awards organiser Kamal Dhandona and his daughter Sonia with Dev Anand.
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