India, March 21 -- How did you conceptualise the film, Sir?

The questions the film asks have been with me for almost my entire life. I was aware of class divisions as a child... While growing up, many of us need caretakers and we are close to them but there is always a barrier when it comes to love.

As an adult, I employed women in my home, women who I grew close to... There is tremendous intimacy when one shares a home, though of course it is a bit one-sided. For instance, someone who works for you can read your moods, they know if you've had a bad day, or if you don't eat well, or if a phone call suddenly changes your demeanour. Perhaps, even though we do not read them carefully but a bond that develops over time.

The presence of two...