I Grew Up In A Small Town

You Know, The Sad Thing Of Post-9/11, Which Was Of Course Horrific, Was That The City In Which I Felt Completely At Home For Two Decades, Suddenly People Like Us - Brown People - Were Looked At As The 'others.'

'salaam Bombay' Didn't Put A Halo On The Poor. Instead, It Said That They Will Teach Us How To Live.

It Took Me Three Years To Learn To Dress In The American Way, Especially In Winter. That Was Just Like Me. I Barely Wear Socks Even Now.

Marriage Of Attraction Is A Gamble Anyway, So You Might As Well Marry Into A Family That Is Similar To Your Own, And Make That Much Less Of An Adjustment. But The 'love Marriage', As It Is Called, Is Equally Common In India Now. But It Would Be Interesting To Do A Comparison Of What Would Work Better. Marriage Is Hard Work, And It Is A Gamble.

I've Never Sought To Be On An A-list. I've Done My Own Thing And My Own Thing Has Thankfully Now Brought Me An Audience.