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A Bollywood Affair
- Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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A Bollywood Affair
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Publisher's Summary
In the tradition of Shobhan Bantwal's successful Indian American novels, Sonali Dev's debut captures the colorful spirit and fascinating details of Indian and Bollywood culture - including a lavish wedding - while delivering an emotionally layered and accessible story.
Mili Rathod has been bound by marriage since she was four years old. But when her husband shows no sign of claiming her after 20 years of waiting, Mili grabs the chance to leave India and come to America on a scholarship.
Playboy filmmaker Samir "Sam" Rathod is Bollywood's favorite bad boy. He'll do anything for his big brother - even travel halfway across the globe to take care of the "wife" who just crawled out of his brother's past. Yet Mili isn't the simple village girl Sam expected. She's a whirlwind who sucks him into her roommate's elaborate elopement and soon has him drowning in her onyx eyes. And though Mili fancies herself in love with his big brother, the husband she has never met, Sam is hoping for a very different ending.
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- Sayali
- 21-01-24
The story was engaging
The accent was distracting me from the otherwise engaging story. I don't think it would be that difficult to get an actual Indian person to narrate and Indian story.
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- Cold Lava
- 23-09-22
Something Predictable yet Engaging
It kept me interested and wanting to go back and Finish it.
Very well presented which helped in Visualisation as well, which is a must for any reader.
Audio could have been a little better but still a great outcome.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-01-24
I was entranced!
Sonali Dev's command of the English language is better than many authors.
Model, writer and director Samir Rathod was shocked to see the letter his elder brother Virat showed him. Apparently, Virat had had a child marriage with a girl named Malvika 20 years ago. Consequently, Samir set off to Ypsilanti where she is currently studying Sociology at Eastern Michigan University so that he could annul the ties between her and Virat.
He first saw Malvika/Mili with her wildly curly hair, fall heavily on the ground, spraining her ankle severely, and dislocating her wrist. Accordingly, he hid the exact truth from her. As her health and strength declined, his fidelity and his services became absolutely necessary to her. The more she was in want of him, the more respectful was his attention. She was so pure, so sweet, so virginal. Her tears could melt a marble stone! He perceived the goodness of her heart. This hip, happening, handsome-as-hell Samir did all the cooking and cleaning at her place. The graceful simplicity of her dress and manners formed an advantageous contrast to the art and studied coquetry of the Bollywood actresses he dated. He started writing again which put a zing into his days, zest into his life.
If there was perfect bliss on earth, it was his lot alone, who became this angel's husband. That couldn’t be him! His conscience was not as white as his complexion.
As for Mili, she always flew to his arms for comfort and support! She craved freedom, but in her community, everything — duty, money, honour, status — trumped love.
The narrator tried hard to imitate a Rajasthani accent but failed miserably. Her voice revealed a South Indian accent which did not do well for the flavour of the story.
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