 He completed his schooling in Kalyani School, and got himself employed with Indian Telephone Industries Limited, following which he worked as a weaver like his father, for 13 years after schooling.Speaking of his interest in films as a child, he said, "I would spend more than half of my earnings on watching films, buying film-related magazines, books and newspapers.I do not have a film background per se, but I used to watch 150-200 films per year in theatres.