Don't judge a book by its cover. When a book lies among a hundred others on the shelf, it is the cover that first catches the eye. Thereafter the seduction of the reader is unabashed. through great graphics or visuals, maybe through an interesting title or through a controversial quote or a celeb author's photo or endorsement, the cover tries to get you to cough up the money and take the book home.
I have been lucky enough to live in several different cities of India. Having grown up in New Delhi, India my view of Mumbai (actually it was called Bombay then) was colored by a collage Bollywood cinema scenes from various movies from the black and white era to the times when color films were the norm. They would always show the millions of daily commuters who would cramp themselves in local suburban trains and spill out at Churchgate Railway Station or Victoria Terminus Railway station to get to their office in the commercial hub of India.
Antara Bose of The Telegraph says, "XLRI alumnus Abhijit Bhaduri is ready with his second book that will hit the stores sometime in September. Abhijit’s first book Mediocre But Arrogant (2005) was a bestseller and he may hit the jackpot again with Married But Available (2008)."
My kids have known this always. My wife always sides with them. So she does too. I denied it for a long time and pretended to love it. But today I am announcing it. I do not understand rap.“Rap is a way of life bro’. Wanna rap? You gotcha live like us - the ghetto clothes. You gotta dress right … like a gangsta. Give attitoood and you’ll get it.”, the guy offered me the first AHA experience about Rap.
A bunch of rich kids have spent five years hanging out together. They drive around in fancy cars. Lead responsibility free lives. One of them is a poor boy - we know that because he said he cannot afford a cell phone and only has a land line. He is in love with the rich girl. Everyone knows that they are in love with each other, except the "each other" in question. Will they get to know that they have always been in love is the big question being answered in the film.
India is a complex puzzle to understand even for Indians. Just when you think you have summarized your understanding of India into simple sentences, you will come across evidence that totally undermines your beliefs. It is a picture that is continuously evolving. What you see around you is at best a snapshot in time of a billion plus people that are incredibly diverse. An Indian in two different states of the country may celebrate the same festival but know very little about each other and have limited exposure to the overarching Indian experience.
