I get invited to many more literary festivals than I used to because I'm associated with 'Slumdog Millionaire,' the brand. Many more doors have opened up for me as a result of the global success of the film, although I believe that I'm the same person that existed before it.

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

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. You begin to walk on air and see life in brilliant new shades. But it also brings with it a sweet agony, a delicious torture.

Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.

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

I need to meet people to be able to write.

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