Aanand L Rai prefers to do a fine balancing act when it comes to cinema. His next directorial venture may be the big ticket Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Zero, but at the same time, the filmmaker is keen to dabble in low-budget slice-of-life and real sagas as a presenter. This, he says, is his way of helping passionate, as well as young filmmakers, especially those who do not have access to big budgets, film studios and marketing moolah. More importantly, this is also Rai's way to make the audience savour varied cinema. "I want people to develop a taste for different kinds of films," he says.

Aanand L Rai