It must be age. It must be the fact that I have been humbled over the last few years with the amount of love I've received. I remember this saying from when I was young: 'Appreciate -- that's the surest path to love.' I think that is what has happened to me. I have been appreciated so much over the last few years that I've learnt to love.

I don't think mellow is correct -- it's just being at peace within, with stardom, with ambition, with everything in my personal life. When one grows old, one grows wiser. It's a trait one develops.

Where is life taking you now?

It's taking me for a fantastic, fun-filled ride, without any jerks!

Want to see Swades? Check out: http://tickets.rediff.com/