I met him before Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai. I was shooting with his dad Rakesh Roshan on Karobar, starring Anil Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Juhi Chawla.

He is such a well brought-up child. Being his dad's assistant on that film, he didn't need to do so much work. But he would do everything -- from coordinating with stars to editing to directing. He was always on the sets working hard.

I approached him to do some pictures. He had no intention of being an actor at that time. But he agreed to shoot.

We made such interesting pictures.

My favourite one is 'the star is born' [below]. This was taken in a pool. Look at the pose; he really looks ready to take on the world. He has a gentle face, very charming and so humble.