If you have a mainstream actor attached to a subject like this, it reaches out to a wider audience. We want to reach out to people who believe in cas… - Ayushmann Khurrana

I approach all my films as my first. If you carry that innocence, it reflects in the camera. I know I have become a star but I don't want to believe it. I want to be that simple, no fuss guy who approaches a film as if it is my first movie.

As a person, I was always intrigued by the caste divide in the country. We have separate utensils for our domestic help, we do not share a meal with them or any of our staff. It is all deep rooted. It will take time to get rid of all this. We need to look within and then the conversation will be started. In rural areas the caste divide is very rampant, there are honour killings because of inter-caste alliances. We have depicted the situation as real as it could be in our film.

In this society, chauvinism is mistaken for chivalry. It's tough to change that. This film will trigger change in the right direction.