Mukherjee, who calls himself Shubh, compares Khan's background with his own and says there is much in common between him and Bollywood's King Khan who also made his way into films through theatre.

"I am a big Shahrukh fan. He is also from Delhi and made it big in films without the help of any godfather. I am amazed with the kind of energy he has and wish to work with him in future," says the 23-year-old budding actor.

From directing his first film ‘Brown Sugar’ at the age of 13 to being a dance instructor with choreographer Shamaik Dawar for ‘Dhoom 2’ to scripting his first movie ‘Aasma,’ Shubh has come a long way.

The Delhi boy is confident that his debut film, "a story about the upheavals in friendship" would strike a cord with the audience.

"Aasma is all about friendship about how a group of young people set out to achieve an aim what are the setbacks they face in their missions and their own relationships," Shubh told reporters.

The movie which is scheduled for release on January 23, stars theatre vetrans like Seema Biswas, Raghubir Yadav, and Sachin Khedekar.

Apart from Hrishitaa Bhatt and Nausheed Cyrusi who are cast in lead roles, the film also introduces two fresh faces Hamid Khan and Mansi Dovhal.

"The story is about a group of friends from theatre trying to make it big in Bollywood and how jealousy and insecurity creeps in this group," says the budding actor. Shubh maintains that actors from non-filmi background have always had a tough time getting a break in Bollywood.

"Without any ill-will towards anyone, the actors who made their debut in 2008 were star kids," quips Shubh. "Having no godfather in the film industry I am proud of making it on my own."

Speaking about his pet project 'Aasma' for which he has written the script, Shubh says the film reflects a lot of his real-life experiences.

"There was a lot of learning and unlearning while writing Aasma. I put a lot of my own experiences with friends in the script," says the actor.

'Aasma' has been directed by Rohit Nayyar who had previously directed 'Muskaan' starring Aftab Shivdasani and Gracy Singh.

So were there any creative disagreements between the script-writer cum actor and the director?

"It was more of a writer-director conflict. I wanted certain things to be projected in one way while Rohit had a different point of view," says Shubh.

The actor who is also a qualified software engineer says that he is now acquainted with all aspects of production and feels today's films are made with crazy budgets.

"Some films have crazy budgets good films can be made within a feasible amount. It's better to save money than to have an astronomical budget for a film," says the actor who plans to wear the director's cap in future.