India, March 5 -- He is not just a director who can bring alive romance on screen like no other but he also speaks his mind. While at an interactive session at the Bengaluru International Film Festival on Wednesday, Gautham Vasudev Menon revealed how he wants to make a larger-than-life romance. "No star actor wants to do a romance these days. I approached stars in Tamil, Telugu and even Kannada but the minute I told them it was a romance, they either postponed our meeting or didn't want to meet! You should ask them why," smiled the 'king of romance'.

He counts among his influences Mani Ratnam, Kamal Haasan, Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor and stresses that Kamal Haasan has possibly been the biggest of them all. (Also read: Gautham Vasudev Menon sa...