My attention span is very limited, and I watch just one or two movies a year.

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.

Make sure you date someone who always makes you want to dance, with or without music.

A dangerous and treacherous path is only worth it when the desire to have courage outweighs the driving need to get to the other side.

The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.

We did work together surprisingly well, more than I thought we would, because I didn't know before we met if we would actually work together really well, and we had a great time.

I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so.

I would have loved to have been a painter or a sculptor. I'm still fascinated by those things.

An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.

Give me, instead of beauty's bust, A tender heart, a loyal mind, Which with temptation I could trust, Yet never linked with error find.

I enjoy bringing humanity to complex characters.

I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.