Film family tree: Ramchand Pakistani

Crossing the line ... Mehreen Jabbar's Ramchand Pakistani Photograph: PR

If my film had a mother it would be ... Salaam Bombay. 'Because I enjoyed the gritty, realistic tone of the film and wanted to work with a child actor ever since' Photograph: Kobal

If my film had a father it would be ... Turtles Can Fly. 'The gut-wrenchingly honest and powerful performances by the children mean that the film blows you away' Photograph: PR

If my film had a wicked stepmother it would be ... Bride and Prejudice. 'I just felt that it was a waste of my time' Photograph: PR

If my film had a competitive sibling it would be ... Life is Beautiful. 'One of the great films about the relationship between a father and son in captivity - something similar to the story in Ramchand Pakistani' Photograph: Kobal

If my film had an embarrassing uncle it would be ... Home Alone. 'As cute as Macaulay Culkin was, the story should have done him more justice' Photograph: Rex Features

If my film had a third cousin by marriage it would be ... Pather Panchali. 'For its realism and its quiet intensity' Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive

If my film were to spawn children I would hope they would be like ... Bicycle Thieves. 'Almost fifty and still looking better than pretty much anything released this year, it should be on TV once a month by law' Photograph: Kobal