India, April 11 -- Every film starts with a mere thought which turns into a story. But behind this single thought, there is a lot of inspiration that one needs. For The Illegal, director Danish Renzu's inspiration was from his own experiences of working in the US.

By living the American dream - from being a student to working a couple of jobs - he has seen it all. But it's not what people think it is, there's much more. A lot of struggle and sacrifice by immigrants.

"While being in the US, I have met a lot of fellow immigrants and the one thing that was common was that they all made sacrifices in order to take care of their families back home. So, The Illegal is the story of these individuals who might have not been able to make it big,...