If you think Aamir is the only actor who loves to be a ghost director of all his films then think again. Well there’s one more actor who has joined this bandwagon. Randeep Hooda loves to give his inputs to his directors. If you think he is interfering then he will correct you by calling it an interpretation and not interference.

Randeep informs that he discusses his films with his director at least for two months before he actually starts shooting it. He says, “I give my inputs to all my directors and if a director cannot take my inputs I don’t work with them. If a director is not open to suggestions I think he is not a director at all because the director is a secondary artist at the end of the day. He doesn’t actually act or shoot or give music. These are done by some primary artists who gives their best and not impose their stupid ideas for a project. I don’t want to work with the director who is not interactive. I am not a puppet I am an actor.”

Apparently Randeep is going the Aamir way, so is there a plan to go behind the camera? “Well, I don’t know, may be I want to explore myself as an actor, learn more and be more comfortable. I think being a director is an extension of it. But it’s not something that I dream about. I am an assistant director out of no choice but to understand the director.”

Have you lost any film because of this? “No it hasn’t happened with me before. I never left any film but I almost gave Chakri (J D Chakravarthy)during the making of Darna Jaroori Hai. I was given a job by Ramu and he was supposed to direct it. He was enacting the role and wanted me to act exactly the way he was acting but I said it was practically not possibly for me to act in the same way like he did. I told Chakri that you are a very bad actor and I can’t act as badly as you. He is the one with whom I had a problem and sure enough, he turned out be a very shitty director. He doesn’t know his work. That’s why he was trying to impose out of insecurity. Like with Ketan I would sit and discuss the shot and if he likes it, he will take it and if he doesn’t then he will say no. Ketan is open to suggestion.”

Does that mean no more films with him and RGV? “I don’t know but I really respect RGV as a good technician. I like him as a human being. He has got his own faults but that’s his problem not mine.” He signs off.