Outlook on Hirani « SATYAMSHOT

Co-writer Abhijat Joshi, who fondly calls him ET, (“a talent from another planet”) points out that Hirani chose to host the 3i success party at an intimate club rather than a seven-star hotel. “He was unassuming enough to wait with me at the exit for 40 ... He hasn't taken a leaf out of the Karan Johar book,” laughs Anupama Chopra, film critic and wife of filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Hirani's own wife, Manjeet, leads an unobtrusive life as a pilot with Indian Airlines. ...