I knew that some people saw and appreciated my films but I wasn't aware how much. In 1982, when I met with an accident and I was almost on my deathbed, I was made aware of the affection the people had for me.

I can't forget that. I have immense gratitude and affection for the people. I carry a huge debt, which I know I shall never be able to repay. I try as much as I can to reach out to people.

They come every Sunday ever since 1982 to my gate. I don't know what they want or why they come but they come and when I am in town, I meet them.

Do you write poetry like your father Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan?

No. My mother always used to say, one poet in the family is enough (laughs).

You have been getting many TV offers -- are they serials, reality shows or chat shows?

Three channels have submitted ideas for shows. Not soaps really, but shows. It's difficult to describe them. I keep talking to people who are in television and ask what it is like to work in serials. They say it's horrendous...

Would you be open to working in TV shows like Kyunki...?

I don't know (laughs). If there's an interesting story not in the bracket of saas-bahu sagas, as I wouldn't fit into them, then why not? If it's something different, I will be open to it.

Unless you actually get into it, you'll never know. Everyone says it's very hard as there are time constraints and it is strenuous. I don't know whether my body can take it. Let's see how things develop.

TV is growing rapidly. Soon it will get bigger than films. The projection where finances are concerned is huge. It will become a Rs 20,000 crore industry.

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