I have no fear of getting typecast: Imtiaz Ali

He may have gained popularity as a romantic director in his decade-old film career but Imtiaz Ali says he would never let go of a good love story just for the fear of being pigeonholed.

The director is best known for making refreshing dramas like ‘Jab We Met’, ‘Love Aaj Kal’, ‘Rockstar’ and ‘Tamasha’.

Imtiaz feels that getting scared of being typecast sometimes leads to the rejection of good ideas from mind, which he never wants to do with himself.

"If you get scared you will reject a lot of thoughts that come into your mind. You should understand that when a story comes to someone's mind it doesn't come to you as a genre, it just comes like a story," Imtiaz said on the sidelines of NFDC Film Bazaar in Panaji.

"It's only when you pursue it, you find out what genre it could belong to. So, I don't worry about being typecast. If I'm interested in a certain story, I just go with it."

According to the director, it is ultimately his decision to make the kind of films he wants.

"It's up to me to make a movie that I want. And, I feel fortunate that I'm usually able to make the films that I want."