For the premier of his first movie, Vachan, he was asked if he wanted
any seats for his relatives or friends, and thinking that it would be
complimentary, he answered ten. After some days when he went to get his
fees from the producer's accountant, he was given a lesser amount and
when he asked why he was told that the money was deducted for the seats
he took for his relatives and friends. He took this lesson as a
principle of production and when he produced Naam, he deducted some
amount from Amrita Singh's fees for the long calls she had made from
Hong Kong to India.
