After writing each novel, I would spend days poring over suggestions from my editor.

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

I don't care if my books don't sell abroad; we have a large enough market in our country. I write for Indian readers.

I was passionate about reading from an early age, and I would always be carrying a different book each week.

I've always been fascinated by books. When I was young, my grandfather used to hand out a book - which would be anything from a biography to a classic - to me every week and ask me to write a piece on what I thought about it. On the other hand, my mother used to love reading thrillers and bestsellers.

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

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.