Thank you Rishi for sending me the review copy. It was my
first review on request and I must confess that I was more than delighted when
you contacted me. I did not believe at first thinking that message to be some
spam, but took the risk to reply. I could not believe when I saw the book on my
door-step. Thanks a ton for the opportunity.
About the Author: Green MBA from San Francisco State
University and a Masters Diploma in Environmental Law, Rishi Vohra now writes
for delWine and is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW). Know more about
him at his website - http://rishivohra.com/
BOOK REVIEW ★★★
The Blurb says:
An aspiring filmmaker. The dizzying heights of Bollywood
and a strained father-son relationship.
Rayhan Arora's long cherished
dream is to be a filmmaker in the Hindi Film Industry but his formidable father
has other plans a successful financial career in Corporate America and a
marriage of convenience with Vanita, a medical student in the US.
In a final act of desperation, Rayhan abandons his
promising life in California and secretly returns to Mumbai to work as an
Assistant Director in Bollywood. The characters he encounters along the way
become part of his journey of self-discovery - a self-proclaimed local goon
with a penchant for acting; a powerful local politician who wants to marry
Rayhan's part-time domestic help, who in turn covets stardom; an angst-ridden,
homosexual film director; ego-ridden film stars with twisted agendas; and the mysterious
Viola who captures his heart.
HiFi in Bollywood takes the reader from the streets of
Berkeley to the film studios of Mumbai; from red-light areas to police stations
and from reality to dreams and back to reality again!
About the Cover: The vibrant colors did caught my attention
and I would have definitely taken a look at it of I saw it in a bookstore.
What I Felt About The Book:
To be honest, I was impressed on reading the very positive
reviews of John Abraham and Hritik Roshan on the cover. I started reading the
book with high expectations. Expectations that did not met completely.
Had the book been written by some very famous writer, I
bet it would have become best-seller by now. After all – name sells.
HiFI in Bollywood came out as an average on time read for
me. But, if I have to recommend it someone, I have to think twice.
The character of Rayhan’s father was the best among all.
I find his emotions described quite well.
What I liked about the book:
1. The message - Whatever may be the situation; we should
follow our heart and do what we love the most. With best efforts put in, luck
would automatically come in.
2. HIFI - Explanation to term was good. I also like the
full form - Hindi Film Industry.
3. Easy and Quick Read - The language was very simple and
the book did not require much effort and time to read on.
What I did not like about the book:
1. Predictability: though the effort of author to create
some mystery was very much evident, but I have to say that the book failed
miserably on that. I was able to predict the plot behind most mysterious
character Voila.
2. Lack of struggle - The main character did had his share of problems, but I have read and
seen struggles much more severe than this. He had all in place way too easily.
3. Almost no lines for my diary - as I am used to of
noting down some lines good enough to be called as quotes it sayings, the book
disappointed me in that section. Again, that's my personal interest!
It’s worth a one-time read if someone genuinely loves
Bollywood.
Wait, it's not over, Out of sheer habit, I did managed to jot down some lines...:)
Title: HiFi in Bollywood
Author: Rishi Vohra
Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
Language: English
ISBN-10: 8184956487
ISBN-13: 978-8184956481
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