Vishal Bhardwaj on Wednesday said he considers himself a "gangster at heart", a signature that reflects in his filmography. The director-music composer was asked how he was able to deviously score melodious songs and yet show violence in his films.

To this he replied, "I think I'm a gangster at heart. And the violence is more captivating on screen. If two movies are been released side-by-side, say one of Vivekananda and Dawood Ibrahim, everyone will go and see Dawood Ibrahim." He said that like all people, his past experiences have moulded him but now the violence that had seeped into his being has "subsided".