I'll tell you frankly - although it sounds really cliched. Money is second priority. But at one point it meant a lot. Today, what means more is appreciation, acknowledgment.

I freak out on food. I eat anything edible. And movies. I go to a shop only if I have to do my shopping. I have no interest in jewellery, shopping etc. But I am interested in partying.

I'm a miser. Not really, but I don't equate happiness and enjoyment with how much you can spend. I don't believe in just spending to enjoy. But I will admit I have certain expensive quirks. Like audio cassettes. Hindi, English, anything - I have 300 lying in my car. I'll buy any magazine. And I must have a car and a 24- hour chauffeur, even if I'm going nowhere.

I like reading Shobha De; her socialite stuff is masala.Money has two meanings. A lot of people would say it's a means to an end. I think it has psychological value - it gives power, security. I have given it prominence in my business life. It's like a barometer of my success.

I believe in `go' like no one's business. But I don't believe in fanaticism. Charity is very important. But I feel it should be instinctive, not planned.I think hard first, then make my decisions. If I had some money, I'd invest it in my serial, or make a movie.ready.

--As told to Punam Mohandas