Director-producer Anil V Kumar’s journey is far from ordinary. In fact, he narrates, “When I started my journey in Mumbai, I had no idea what to do. I reached Bandra – with no shelter, I slept in the garden and early morning around 6,  I started walking to find my destiny. We all had heard Mumbai is the place where you earn name, fame and money,  and I wanted that badly for myself and my family.

“As I was walking, I met a dhobi outside Salman Khan’s house, I asked him, ‘Bhai yaha shooting kaha hota hai, kitna door jana hoga.” He smiled and took me outside Mehboob studio where there was a big poster and studio name (logo) engraved and I was awestruck because I had seen the same logo on TV in Patna- and that moment changed a lot of things for me! To my surprise, I saw the same garden I had slept in was just next to the studio. I turned to thank him, he wasn’t there so I feel that my destiny was written.” Normally at 7a.m. Mumbai is fully awake but there was nobody …. I looked for that man for many days but I never met him again but I will be forever grateful to him.

He adds, “I learnt so much at that studio – each person, each day would enter with a smile and leave with a broader smile …. That’s how I started loving each moment while working there as a spot boy. I used to look at all the directors and think that one day, I too would say ‘action’. I wanted to justify each day in my art so that each night I’d sleep well with a smile and be proud that I created something again. I enjoy directing and I believe in my art. I love it in simple words and that gives me everything I have today and moreover the happiness I get each day with my first ‘action’ to the last ‘cut of the day ’. For me, saying ‘Sai Nath Maharaj ki jai,’ is always great and I do that with a big smile.” Direction will always be my first love.” 

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