Neeraj Pandey

Had it not been written by the director of "A Wednesday", I wouldn't have picked this book up. I have to say that I was a bit disappointed.
The story is fast-paced with all the necessary ingredients, but is predictable. The sequence plays out like a masala Bollywood movie. Neeraj Pandey could have made it into a successful movie, but as a novel it is not up there. Interspersing Ghalib's poetry in the narration would have worked if the meaning was also given somewhere; it's difficult to appreciate the relevance otherwise.
In all, a quick read that doesn't tax the reader much provided one doesn't venture to understand the poetry.… (plus d'informations)