A book and a movie are different animals. You need a cinematic perspective to be involved in the motion pictures. And this is something I lack.

Our country has the oldest tradition of storytelling, and this was much before writing stories even became a norm.

Character is what you are. Reputation is what people think you are.

Though it is very easy to do valuations, eyeballs and brand prominence surveys, you should never allow any of them to influence the balance sheet.

We don't need to dumb down our stuff. And it's important to know how far we can push readers.

Worry is like a rocking chair; it keeps you in motion but gets you nowhere

I am a businessman at the end of the day. I have grown up with Excel sheets. I start out writing my novel with spreadsheets and the milestones in each chapter highlighted.

When working on a period, it is the finer details that evoke imagery that helps in cinematic adaptations.

If there is one city apart from Mumbai where I would love to settle down, it has to be Chennai.

In the Sanghi family, there is no one who has undertaken intellectual pursuits.

The Divine is simply that which science has not yet explained. In effect, God = Infinity - Human Knowledge.

I've always prided myself on my discipline as a writer. I do it like a job. I get up in the morning and go to my desk.

We love but while we may; And therefore is my love so large for thee, Seeing it is not bounded save by love.

The most important word in the English language is hope.

Let those who, still in their youth, have preserved their faith and fullness of hope, keep looking up.

Without doubt, President [Barack] Obama is a great historical figure.

I seek refuge in Thee from every hope which would distract me.

In France, if you have any sort of talent, you'd better keep it here. And if you're going to go abroad, it had better not be America. The old battle - American versus Frog cinema. It's ridiculous.

Listen, listen, listen.

It's not a man's working hours that is important, it is how he spends his leisure time.

Abetted by misguided or co-opted intellectuals, the rulers weave a cloak of legitimacy to disguise their theft and hence to ease their extraction of wealth from the rightful owners.