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

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.

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

What is divine? It is simply that which man has not been able to understand. Once you do, it loses its divinity.

Everyone makes me happy some people when they come into my life, others when they go.

Each night I lie down in a graveyard of memories.

I never count calories, but I eat so well.

Believe me when I tell you my soul has squeezed into narrow spaces.

He's so dumb he doesn't know he's alive.

I wasn't ever interested in marrying someone else's career or bank account.

Diversity there certainly is in the world, but it means neither inequality nor untouchability.

...if I see but one smile on your lips when we meet, occasioned by this or any other exertion of mine, I shall need no other happiness.

I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.

I think doing love scenes is never easy without a strong emotional background.