My association with Dilip saab goes back 40 years. My first narration to him was for the film Vidhaata [1982], but he didn’t hear the story, instead he started talking to me as a friend and asked about my previous film Krodhi [[1981]. I kept wondering why he was asking me. He loved the story [of Krodhi] and immediately said, ‘Yes, you think well and understand cinema, so we will do the film’. I rewrote the script because I had a responsibility towards him and wanted to live up to his expectations. He reheard the script of Vidhaata after six months.

One of my favourite memories of Dilip saab was during the filming of Vidhaata in Goa. The car designated to pick him up from the airport and drop him off at the 
shoot location, didn’t reach on time. He boarded a taxi, found the location and came alone. I was so embarrassed, so was the unit. I immediately went to him and began apologising. He smiled and said, ‘Don’t worry. These are production hassles. If technicians suffer, artistes suffer too. You focus on getting a better shot for 
the movie’.