I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through, notes
Mohammad Sajjad.
I will always cherish the fact that I received the first big award of my life, actually two, in the company of legends for an incredible collaboration.
When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like What is that? Oh it s that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing. When I screened the film to Bhutan s film committee, they thought my film was good but they were concerned about that line. They wanted me to change that line. They said, We don t want to offend India. I tried to tell them that Indians have a great ability to laugh at themselves but they insisted I change it.