sometimes the idea for a book can come from a stranger on the street or a painting one acquires points out author deborah moggach but the idea for her 2004 book these foolish things which would later be adapted into the movie the best exotic marigold hotel came from a question she told author jaishree misra at the times litfest whats going to happen to us all when we get older because there is not going to be enough money to take care of us because we live so long i decided to outsource the elderly to lovely india which is so cheap warm welcoming and respectful of the elderly its a great deal better than they are treated in england says moggachmoggach whose new book is a pageturner called black dress was also the screenwriter behind the 2005 adaptation of pride and prejudice she credits the realism of the movie for its success plus austen understood that the basis of romance is friction and denial it is the template for romcoms now she says her experiences with film adaptations have been mixed her book tulip fever was adapted into a movie that never hit the screens because it was produced by harvey weinstein and was released just as the accusations against him came outshe also revealed that the best exotic marigold hotel will now be adapted into a stage play in london youre the first person ive told it just happened she told misra were looking for a cast and will hopefully tour it next year