Atul Agnihotri likely to direct a film next year

Actor-filmmaker Atul Agnihotri, who took a break from film direction post the 2008 film "Hello", now plans to don the director's hat once again next year.

"Direction is certainly on my mind, but nothing this year. I will start working from next year and I need to make a practical decision, whichever materialises I will go with that. Yes, I would like to direct, but let's see", Agnihotri said.

Asked why he took a break post "Hello", he said: "I got busy with film production, and that takes all the time. It was not a conscious effort as such...it just happened to be so." It was he who produced Salman Khan-starrer movies "Bodyguard" and "Jai Ho". Agnihotri is Salman Khan's brother-in-law, and there are reports that "Bodyguard 2" may be underway.

"I am constantly trying to crack that, but things have to fall in place. We need Bhai's (Salman's) dates and a good script. So it takes time", he said.