After having recently watched Kai Po Che, I'd have to say Bhagat is probably better suited to screenplay than books.Īvoid it - there are better books to read. I'm not going to waste my breath describing it. The final scene of the book plays out like a standard 1990s B grade Bollywood movie - pretty girl saves the day, everyone loves her.

These moments are few and not enough to save Bhagat from falling into the Bollywood screenplay trap, as he usually does. Some exchanges are amusing (and very familiar) including comments on a girl's complexion ('white like milk') and the daily chai routine. He calls it 'the story of my marriage' but I'm not sure how much of the book is fact and what portions are fiction.

Abusive father, abused mother, haughty pretty girl and confused young boy. I'll get straight to 2 States.Ģ States is classic Bhagat. Anyway, I don't want to spend this review discussing Bhagat's style, inspiration, appeal etc. But are they good works of literature? No. His books are local, easy to read and relatable. those written by Chetan Bhagat.Ĭhetan Bhagat is the best selling Indian author. There are two types of fiction books written by Indian authors - 1. To read more of this review, visit my blog: The characters are so unlike what they stand for: But when I started reading it - even though our life had its quota of dramatic situations & characters, especially with me the drama queen being a part of it - the book seemed so far from reality. So when my husband read it he vouched that I should read it and I would find similarity between them & us. Well I was very excited to read it cos my marriage has the same elements if not the story - I am a Punjabi girl married to a Tamil Brahmin Boy, we also faced oppositions, threats, long distances, break ups, emotional blackmails and cultural gaps, etc. Now the 4th Book - 2 States is actually so typical, there have been 100s of movies made already, the situations and characters are most predictable and shallow. Then came 'One Night at the Call Centre' - It was ok ok, not so real especially the GOD part.But then came 3 mistakes of my life and it was a complete disappointment - with shallow characters having no purpose in life except cricket - I understand the craze of cricket but I still dont treat it as a life & death matter and that is what Chetan was trying to capitalise on. Long back when I read Chetan's 5 pt Someone, I liked it, as in it was a fresh perspective touching the educated youth of today - it wasn't movie stuff but definitely a piece of my life or those around me. At time you think it is a script written for a movie & by chance printed as a book. well 2 States is definitely not the former 2. There is Fiction, then there is Drama and then there is Bollywood.

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