India, July 6 -- Actor Boman Irani made his directorial debut this year with The Mehta Boys. Post that, he appeared in Detective Sherdil where he teamed up with Sumeet Vyas, also an actor-director. And next, he will be seen in actor Anupam Kher's directorial return Tanvi The Great. Sharing his take on actors turning directors, the 65-year-old says, "I genuinely feel that if an actor feels that he's an actor-director and he becomes an actor's director, that's a problem." Elaborating on the stance, he states, "An actor-turned-director does not necessarily have to go and tell an actor how to act. He just needs to push him into corners and nudge, that's it. Actors are doing their job and we should let them do it." However, he points out directors, too, flaunt their skills on set by playing out scenes with heightened emotions. "Some directors are closet actors," he quips. Before its release in India, Boman took The Mehta Boys for international rounds at film festivals. Did international appreciation serve as validation? "The best thing that it does is open up a new audience, and we speak of Indian cinema on an international stage. Otherwise, we keep a particular audience in mind and prepare only for them," he says. Recalling an incident that stuck in his memory, Boman says, "Someone who watched my film in a festival in Toulouse (France) met me in Cannes and said, 'I just want to let you know that in the entire audience, 98% were French and they loved it'. That, for me, is opening up a new audience who'd like to see your next film or maybe just another Indian film. It's a great victory."...