India, Aug. 8 -- Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya, known for defining the template of family-oriented Indian cinema through classics like Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Hum Saath Saath Hain, and Vivah, has opened up about his background, creative choices, and his place among peers like Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra.

In a candid conversation with Bollywood Hungama, Sooraj was asked about the similarity between his school of cinema and that of Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar. He admitted that their worldviews are shaped by a life of comfort and privilege, and that is why they all sell fairy tales.

"We are the ones who were born with golden spoons. Humne zindagi ke jhatkon ko experience nahi kiya hai zyada. Hamesha gaadiyon mein ghoomein hain. But fortuna...