My books are about ordinary people placed in extraordinary situations who are able to draw upon their inner reserves to challenge the status-quo in l….

A great artist is not one who merely fits into a genre but one who defines the genre..

Tokyo may have more money and Kyoto more culture; Nara may have more history and Kobe more style. But Osaka has the biggest heart..

I am not into the unrealistic realm of magic realism where birds talk..

Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city..

You should take a good look at all sides of an issue before making a decision. Put something away in case of an emergency. New neighbors will bring g….

The one conclusion I have reached is that whiskey is a great leveler. You might be a hotshot advertising executive or a lowly foundry worker, but if ….

That dreams have power only over your own mind. But with money you can have power over the minds of others.

Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives.

I wonder what it feels like to have no desires left because you have satisfied them all, smothered them with money even before they are born. Is an e….

God made the human body like a machine with built-in obsolescence..

I want to show that the underdog can win. I believe were all the same: you, a slum girl, my mother..

And I realized again that real life is different from reel life..

I am very interested in human-interest stories emerging from modern India. I get my inspiration and daily dose by reading the Hindustan Times..

People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply..

The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life..

My books may highlight corruption, brutality and venality, but they also show that if these things come to light, there is rectification. The voicele….

Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge..

Just because someone has gone to an elite school and college does not make him smarter than the person who has grown up on street knowledge..

One does not question a miracle..

Love doesn't happen in an instant. It creeps up on you and then it turns your life upside-down. It colours your waking moments and fills your dreams.….