&quot;I also learnt with time. I won&#39;t say that I have learnt to become commercial but I have learnt to balance something for myself. You also learn and understand your audience. I want to stay selfless and tell my story honestly. There has been my personal growth,&quot; he told IANS in an interview. <img alt="'Raanjhanaa'" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/apr/Dhanush-Sonam-Kapoor.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 323px;" /> The director also made &quot;Tanu Weds Manu&quot; which was a big hit among the masses. Rai was glad that it managed to reach the right audience. &quot;Every director will look at bigger figures. But even at &#39;Tanu Weds Manu&#39; time, I was happy that it reached the right audience. It makes me happy when people say that tehy liked the film,&quot; he said. The film should be liked by everyone, the director feels. &quot;It is a film and it should be liked by everyone. I respect critics and I respect my audience. For me it goes hand in hand,&quot; he said. &quot;Raanjhanaa&quot; stars Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol and Southern star Dhanush. Known for his popular number, &quot;Kolaveri Di&quot;, Dhanush became popular all over the country but the director said that he didn&#39;t take him because of the song. &quot;Kolaveri di may help but that was not my thought process. If that would have been the case, then I would have made him sing too. He remains a Kolvaeri Di boy but for me he is a bigger actor than a singer. He is a national award winning actor,&quot; he said. Rai says that &quot;Raanjhanaa&quot; is a very important project and this is why he took on board legendary composer A.R. Rahman. &quot;I was finding &#39;Raanjhanaa&#39; a leap ahead of me. For this film, I needed someone who is fearless and was not scared of taking that jump and this subject required someone like Rahman sir. He is not there because he is a big name, he is there because &#39;Raanjhanaa&#39; asked for it,&quot; he said. Talking about other genres, the director said that he would love to make an action film at some point in his career. &quot;I will make action for sure. There will be a love story there... I don&#39;t know who I will take. I will not make it now, I will make it later,&quot; he said.

"Raanjhanaa" director Aanand L. Rai has also directed a non-commercial film "Strangers" which didn't manage to garner much success at the box office. Rai said he has learnt a lot with time

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