I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire.

India is my kid sister.

I think it's a very important function of art to challenge accepted reality, especially when that reality is created by powerful interest groups.

Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems - but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems more and more incredible.

When you are making an independent film, money is never an issue.

When I'm writing books, something weird happens; and the result is the books contain a large amount of what you could call 'supernaturalism.' As a writer, I find I need that to explain the world I'm writing about.

I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.