The forest of enchantments is the latest book by the author. Anuja chauhan talks about new book baaz, says misses. A bout years ago, advertising executive anuja chauhan found. But then, reading about an airforce officer fresh after mani ratnams kaatru veliyidai did help me picture ishaan the way i. Chitra banerjee divakaruni is one of the best indian female authors. Indian author anuja chauhan biography, books, marriage. Author anuja chauhan opens the doors to her quirky home. Were done with party 1 and the next event is on the. Author anuja chauhan on baaz bangalorebased author anuja chauhan talks about her latest book, baaz, and why she doesnt like to be. Bestselling author and former advertising executive anuja chauhan has been rereading her debut novel these days. Kapoor in conversation with ankur pathak on book adaptations for screen.
The book does, however, retain most of her tried and tested formula. Baaz by anuja chauhan meet your next favorite book. Come august, and sonam kapoor ahuja will start shooting her next, the screen adaptation of author anuja chauhans book, the zoya factor with south star dulquer salmaan. Anuja chauhans the house that bj built is an extension of those pricey thakur girls and takes the story forward into the next generation. The zoya factor author anuja chauhan says that writing novels. As her fourth book, the house that bj built, hits the stands, chauhan is a tad nervous as she feels protective toward it. The recent movie adaptation of the zoya factor dazzled many.
There are no offlimit zones where no dogs or kids are. Anuja chauhan biography holds the romance and comedy in her writing books style. About years ago, advertising executive anuja chauhan found. Anuja chauhan on the upcoming film based on her novel, the zoya factor. Book recommendations for people who like those pricey thakur girls by anuja chauhan.
Like a lot of current authors, she also derives the book out of her professional life and from people around her. Devapriya roy is the author, most recently, of the heat and dust project. Bestselling author anuja chauhan will come out with her fifth novel next year which will talk about men in uniform. I did not expect anuja chauhans baaz to be such a fun read. Anuja chauhan says she moved to bangalore for the weather. Sonam kapoor to meet anuja chauhan for the zoya factor actress sonam kapoor, who will be portraying the character of zoya solanki from the novel the zoya factor in her next film, will be meeting the author anuja chauhan to prep for the role. As per reports, sonam kapoor has signed her next, which is an adaption of anuja chauhans debut novel, the zoya factor. The story starts with sarojini alias jinni pandey, an animator working in mumbai. Anuja chauhan was an army brat, born in meerut cantonment and educated in meerut, delhi and melbourne. Bangalorebased author anuja chauhan talks about her latest book, baaz, and why she doesnt like to be typecast, her inspirations and how she deals with being labelled.
I need a dose of the real bangladesh war stuff after this. Her third book, those pricey thakur girls, set in preliberalization india, was released in january 20 and is the first in a series of novels about the thakurs of. Indian air force fighter pilot and photographer social worker. Plus, if i had to have a superstar cameo, who else are my characters going to take their love problem to.
Books by anuja chauhan come with a plot of substance but her writing style takes the weight off even the darkest topics. I have all her books, but for some reason, i have never got down to reading them. The zoya factor is another typical overthetop anuja chauhan book. Anuja chauhan on the upcoming film based on her novel, the zoya factor the zoya factor is a story about zoya singh solanki, an executive in an advertising agency, who was born at the same moment that india won the cricket world cup in 1983. Im always accused of writing autobiographical novels. Anuja chauhan commenced the novel the zoya factor in 2006 and completed it in 2008. From 19932010, then new delhibased chauhan worked with j walter thompson earlier known as. Writer anuja chauhan to pen dialogues for sonam kapoor. And because she had shah rukh khan in the zoya factor, i had to have shah rukh khan in a novel too. Last year, bestselling author anuja chauhan had spurned her longtime publisher harpercollins for westland publishers, who had promised her more numbers, more publicity, more everything, as reported at the time. If you liked those pricey thakur girls by anuja chauhan, here are some books like this.
But after just one book with westland, chauhan has now gone back to harpercollins for her fifth novel, baz, which will be published in april 2017. The book i have just started with so you will probably get to see it on the stands late next year, she says. I just had the opportunity to read the book baaz by anuja chauhan. She worked in the advertising agency, jwt india, for over 17 years. The intellectual anuja chauhan quotes has shaken the minds of common man. The whole excitement and tension and build up upto the end about the election and results is so well done that u keep on ur toes and changing sides all the while its one rollercoaster, this book is. It was exciting to know that about the time when i had just begun writing the book, the new.
Enjoy it when you are in a mood for a light reading. Baaz is set in the 60s of india leading up to the war for the liberation of east pakistan. Meet anuja chauhan, the author of the zoya factor books gulf. The zoya factor author anuja chauhan says that writing novels gives her a sense of power. Chitra banerjee is an awardwinning author and poet. Anuja chauhan changes cover of the book the zoya factor.
People who have enjoyed anujas earlier works may find it a little different but that should give them all the more reason to read this book. Her other novels include battle for bittora 2010 and those pricey. Zoya factor, battle for bittora, those pricey thakur girls, the house that bj built and baaz. In the midst of the launch of her new book, baaz, anuja says, our house doesnt take itself too seriously. As an aside, as a note to myself, i should pick up the blood telegram and finish it from where i left off. I finished the first 200 pages in three hours on the first day, the next 200 pages in two hours, the next day. Chimman singh sips his tea and ruminates, not for the first time, on the unfairness of the cosmos. Over the years she worked with brands like pepsi, kurkure, mountain dew and.
A bout years ago, advertising executive anuja chauhan found herself on an ad shoot for pepsi with shah rukh khan, saif ali khan, r madhavan and surya. In this film, you will see how a young girl becomes lucky for the indian cricket team. Final verdict baaz by anuja chauhan is definitely worthy of 5 stars and hence i recommend it to all fiction readers. Sonam kapoors next to be based on anuja chauhans the. Baaz is an absolute entertainer and that is what makes it such a winner. Hi guys, i am sankalpita singh, an indian booktuber who runs the channel bookgeeks india. The first on our series is anuja chauhan, the author of zoya factor. The palace of illusions is one of the most popular books by chitra banerjee. So i started reading this book without any preconcieved opinions or expectations. But when i learnt that the book is being adapted into a movie, i decided to read the zoya factor. The zoya factor is a first book by the author, who happens to be from the corporate world. She has written 3 novels, the zoya factor 2008, battle for bittora october 2010 and those pricey thakur girls january 20.
However, this is not the first time that sonam was to star in a movie based on anuja chauhans novel. Anuja chauhans next novel to be about men in uniform bestselling author anuja chauhan will come out with her fifth novel next year which will talk about men in uniform. Youre a sarkarkadamad now from anuja chauhans new book. The book is very lengthy comprising more than 500 pages which literally drags the. The zoya factor 1st first edition by anuja chauhan 2008 jan 1, 1994. Anuja chauhan is as witty and vivacious as the characters she spins out.
Baaz by anuja chauhan the most recent book by anuja chauhan released in 2017 is a complete page turner with twist turn and pace from the beginning till the end. For our bonus episode, i have a fun chat with one of my favourite authors, anuja chauhan, whose books have now been entertaining us for years now. Why anuja chauhan is rereading her bestselling debut novel the zoya. Anuja chauhan on her latest book the house that bj built. Anuja chauhans next novel to be about men in uniform pti jul 27, 2016, 11. Apart from her regular female protagonists in her previous book, this book has a male protagonist with an intensive back story. Readers would be in for a surprise from anuja chauhan in her new book baaz which has an interesting storyline with backgrounds of bangladesh liberation war. Anuja chauhans next novel to be about men in uniform.
Anuja chauhan is back to harpercollins after one book with. In a brief statement, publishers harpercollins publishers india announced that it has acquired the rights for chauhans novel baz which will be published in april 2017. Secondly i dont relish reading comic or humourous books. It is a sequel to the book those pricey thakur girls by the same author.
She has worked in advertising for over seventeen years and is credited with many popular campaigns including pepsicos yeh dil maange more, mera number kab aayega, oye bubbly and darr ke aage jeet hai. They do not give you a heavy head when you close the books. The theme of the book and the gender of the protagonist quite easily make this book stand out from the others written by anuja chauhan, all of which are romcoms centred around a young girl. But then again, this is my first anuja chauhan book and i would recommend that any newbie wanting to start reading her, start with this one.
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