We Indians are huge fans of drama. There is drama in everything we see, do or say. We eat, drink, breathe drama. You will be amazed to see how dramatic our routine life is most of the times.
For the world, Indian Drama is Bollywood. And we all know Bollywood is Mumbai - the then Bombay.
This is one such novel that walked me through gullies of Mumbai -The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay by Siddharth Shanghvi.
Any author trying to write about Bombay or Mumbai will include bollywood, politics, gang wars, slums, media and so on. This novel has all that too. So how is this novel any different? This is the third book based on streets of Mumbai that I have read; and as a reader I did not feel one bit bored. Siddharth Shanghvi has done a good job with this novel.
City of Mumbai unlike any other city in India; holds so many stories that any author walking into the city can find a new plot. My previous two reads were from authors who narrated real life incidents- Shantaram and Maximum city. I loved both books.
But this novel, tells a story of a struggling newbie in the city, of a famous Bollywood star, of a rich pianist, of an unhappy housewife, of an influential politician and many other colorful characters. It’s a story of love, lust, friendship, infidelity, pain, loss, betrayal, struggle, success and memories. And Siddharth has expressed every emotion very passionately.
Having stayed in Mumbai for few years, I can tell that one can easily fall in love with this beautiful and mysterious city. With this book, I just felt connected to the city again. But I loved this novel for the way in which friendship was portrayed.
I don't cry easily, whether it's real life or movies or books. But Karan and Samar's friendship was so ardent that it just engulfed me. I loved Samar Arora's character, it depicted purity. It was a good read.
Now to my favorite part of the book. There were a lot of emotionally dramatic scenes in this novel, but the one that choked my heart was below dialogue . I remember me smiling but my eyes tearing up at the same. Here's the dialogue, it runs over the page, so just shared the portion from both pages.
For the world, Indian Drama is Bollywood. And we all know Bollywood is Mumbai - the then Bombay.
This is one such novel that walked me through gullies of Mumbai -The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay by Siddharth Shanghvi.
Any author trying to write about Bombay or Mumbai will include bollywood, politics, gang wars, slums, media and so on. This novel has all that too. So how is this novel any different? This is the third book based on streets of Mumbai that I have read; and as a reader I did not feel one bit bored. Siddharth Shanghvi has done a good job with this novel.
City of Mumbai unlike any other city in India; holds so many stories that any author walking into the city can find a new plot. My previous two reads were from authors who narrated real life incidents- Shantaram and Maximum city. I loved both books.
But this novel, tells a story of a struggling newbie in the city, of a famous Bollywood star, of a rich pianist, of an unhappy housewife, of an influential politician and many other colorful characters. It’s a story of love, lust, friendship, infidelity, pain, loss, betrayal, struggle, success and memories. And Siddharth has expressed every emotion very passionately.
Having stayed in Mumbai for few years, I can tell that one can easily fall in love with this beautiful and mysterious city. With this book, I just felt connected to the city again. But I loved this novel for the way in which friendship was portrayed.
I don't cry easily, whether it's real life or movies or books. But Karan and Samar's friendship was so ardent that it just engulfed me. I loved Samar Arora's character, it depicted purity. It was a good read.
Now to my favorite part of the book. There were a lot of emotionally dramatic scenes in this novel, but the one that choked my heart was below dialogue . I remember me smiling but my eyes tearing up at the same. Here's the dialogue, it runs over the page, so just shared the portion from both pages.
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