Film sets in today’s times are so different from what they were in the ’90s. Now, we simply finish our shoot, and hide behind our phones. Back then, when we were shooting for films like Karma, conversations kept a set alive. We did an extensive Kashmir schedule. By the time we were working on that film, Yusuf uncle was already a legend. Everyone was in awe of him. He was the most senior actor on our set. Actors like Naseer [Naseeruddin Shah] and Jackie [Shroff] were also on set, but Dilip saab was who we all revered. He never carried the weight of his stardom on the set. He was lovable and kind. It was the speciality of that generation. 

I would tell Yash-Ji [Yash Chopra] that Dilip sa’ab doesn’t realise how big a star he is. Today, an actor with only two films behind him changes his attitude. Dilip sa’ab had achieved it all by the time I worked with him, but he was always down to earth. I would love to talk to him.