"I barely have the time to write my novels, where will I have the luxury of penning a screenplay? But that is something that interests me over the long term," he said.
He is not planning a sequel to the bestseller 'Q&A' as of now, though he did not rule out such a possibility in future.
"There is nothing in the works right now, but who can predict the future. I have just returned to India after staying abroad for seven years. I am taking a well-deserved break from writing, but I have several ideas for the next novel," he told PTI.
His second novel 'Six Suspects' is being made into a Hollywood film.
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"I am very happy with the response 'The Accidental Apprentice' has received in India. It is a universal story of courage, ingenuity and possibility, inspired by the women of India. Now, a Bollywood film is also going to be made on it. Watch out for an announcement soon," he said.
"'Six Suspects' is also going to be made into a film by Starfield Productions and BBC. They have already appointed well-known Argentinean filmmaker Pablo Trapero to direct the film based on a screenplay by John Hodge. Paul Raphael, the British producer and Trapero recently visited India for a recce trip and met me too. I am hopeful that shooting can begin in 2014," Swarup added.
"The success of the book has not changed me, but perhaps it has changed people's perception of me. What I wrote was a book, but 'Slumdog Millionaire' has almost become a global brand. My life has certainly become much more hectic after that," he said.