The actor can borrow anything from anywhere as long as he or she brings a bit of himself or herself into the character. That is fine with me.
Your next film "Lajjo" is about a much older man married to a young girl. Isn't Aamir too young for the role?

Who says it is about a much older character with a younger woman?

Why the delay in "Lajjo"? People are speculating that it may never happen.

It was postponed from winter 2006 to winter 2007 so that I can do some effective pre-production.

Are you satisfied with the way "Guru" was received by the audience?

You don't have a choice in the matter. You better learn to take it whichever way the audience reacts. Your job is to make it as well as you can and then learn from their reactions.

There are many unexplained segments in "Guru" ... for example, who was Aishwarya's lover and why was she eloping with him?

Why does everything have to be explained? People can have crushes before they get married. Aishwarya's character had such a crush. Why do you find it so difficult to accept? It's part of life and therefore part of cinema.

Vidya Balan and Madhavan's roles seem relatively nebulous. Did you deliberately choose to focus on only one character?

Madhavan and Vidya's characters are according to me etched sharply. You are willing to accept smudgy characters if they twist and turn your plot but unwilling to accept defined roles seen through the life of a man. The focus was always on one man and the film is named after him. It is through him that the others are seen. And we have been as honest to that narration as possible.