Review
When you talk about Bollywood or rather the darker side to the Indian film
industry, there are a few people that will attract you: a legendary actor who
has had a controversial past; a celebrity kid; a new comer and maybe someone
who despite being physically present but is living in a world completely
detached from the rest of the world.
With five people from similar backdrops, ‘How About A Sin Tonight?’ is a
tale of survival and twisted love by Novoneel Charaborty. Shahraan is a
legendary actor with a successful acting career and a controversial personal
life for loving a libido. Reva and Neev are newcomers to the new world of the
Indian entertainment industry struggling for survival. Nishani is a newcomer
too but the one born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Kaash on the other hand
is trying to find balance between his public image and his personal life.
The book has been divided into three parts, namely Book One (1986-2010)
Secrets Of A Sin, Book Two: 2012 Cries Of A Sin and Book Three:2013 Whispers Of
A Sin.
The most interesting in the lot is Shahraan Ali Bakshi. He is successful
and he is haunted by his past. He has gone through a lot; lived his days and
messed things up big time. He is the quintessential legend in the picture but
still humane. He symbolizes that very stage in your life that is supposed to be
the end and yet it is not. The climax of his life hasn’t arrived yet.
As interesting as the names might sound the content is absolutely
tasteless. The concept of casting coup and the deep dark secrets is appealing
but the author does very little justice. When a concept is this enthralling, it
ought to be backed up with power packed twists and turns. If not dramatic
twists and turns at least the timing of the events could have made up for a lot
of the absence of innovation. The idea of stating the individual stories and
then intertwining them to a climax did not completely work well due to the
predictability of the climax. There was rash and irrelevant use of a few words.
I completely understand what impact it was supposed to make on the reader but
again it did nothing but make the book come across as tacky. The editing too
could have been better.
To cut the long story short, there is scope for lot more than what has been
done. The book owes itself just to the plot and nothing else.
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