Mumbai, Oct. 16 -- Happy birthday Amitji. Why am I writing this instead of talking to you? Because it's safer to talk to you in public than in private where you will call me a delusional fool or depending on your generosity something a little more dismissive.

I saw the most delicious Downton Abbey...The grand finale today'. There is a dialogue in it...' Sometimes I feel the past is a more comfortable place than the future'. I know you hate to look back, you are all about looking forward to the new the next day, you are as competitive today, shun arm chair nostalgic philosophy, 'doing' is your life force blah blah blah...but you are responsible for the state of cinema today so I have to make you squirm a bit.

You were responsible for the...