In his films like Chronic Bachelor and Hitler, director Siddique might have cast Mammootty as a short tempered person. The actor is generally considered to be so off the screen as well. However, Siddique, who has cast Mammootty as the lead in his latest film Bhaskar the Rascal too, reveals that it is a misconception that Mammootty is a difficult person.“Mammootty is someone who does several movies at the same time and listens to different stories. He doesn’t always remember the details of each movie. He wants to know exactly what is going on and asks doubts. That is what is construed as rudeness,” he says. As a director, he likes it when an actor asks questions as it shows the actor’s involvement in the work, he adds.“Each actor has his own way of doing things. Mohanlal remembers everything well and there is no need for him to ask anything. Mammootty asks genuine questions. Once he is clear about the situation, everything is easy and he delivers beyond what we expect. So it is just a matter of communication,” says Siddique.The director adds that though he has worked with several actors over the years and shares a good relationship with all of them, he has a special attachment towards Mammootty. “I have known Mammookka from my assistant director days onwards, and the bond we share is something beyond the professional one. He criticises all my decisions regarding my home or my personal life and keeps telling me that the only thing I am good at is cinema; that everything else I do is foolish. But I enjoy his criticism (laughs).”Siddique is one of the few directors who have seen the two Big Ms of M-Town grow from stars to superstars. About their phenomenal evolution, he says, “The growth that I have seen in both Mohanlal and Mammootty is huge. They have grown with Malayalam cinema. They watch films all the time and invest a lot of time into keeping themselves updated.”