Pakistan, Aug. 19 -- Tell us about your foray into the field of architecture and interior design. How did it all begin for you?

I started out in Pakistan in 1984 when I was working on my very first project. Ghazala Rahman was supposed to be the interior designer for it and Wasif Ali Khan was the architect for it. I was not interested in interior designing then and was only heading the project. It was the first interior designed project of a 185 seat restaurant. Back then, I didn't have a studio and I used to go to Wasif Ali's studio to work. The restaurant that I was working on, was not just a part but the entire project was under me. Me and Ghazala Rahman got along really well. We did furniture for the restaurant and I also worked with ...