India, Dec. 13 -- Trust filmmaker Sudhir Mishra to express himself straight from the heart - be it films or real-life lessons. A true-blue Lucknowite, he advocates following the rich tehzeeb-tameez the city is known for but cautions against blind obedience in the name of respect.

"You should not accept everything just because an elder has said it. Yeh aadar bhi bahut hi ajeeb cheez hai! You should respect, touch their feet, but also express yourself when required - respectfully, like saying, 'Chacha, yeh baat to aap galat keh rehe hain!'" said the 66-year-old filmmaker during a session at the Metaphor Lucknow LitFest on Saturday.

During the interactive session, he said, "Tameez is when you don't use bad language and ask questions polite...