Its an excellent fiction novel by a wellknown indian author. It is a sequel to the book those pricey thakur girls by the same author. As an aside, as a note to myself, i should pick up the blood telegram and finish it from where i left off. 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.
Enjoy it when you are in a mood for a light reading. 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. If you liked those pricey thakur girls by anuja chauhan, here are some books like this. Bestselling author and former advertising executive anuja chauhan has been rereading her debut novel these days. Book recommendations for people who like those pricey thakur girls by anuja chauhan. I need a dose of the real bangladesh war stuff after this. 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. Author anuja chauhan on baaz bangalorebased author anuja chauhan talks about her latest book, baaz, and why she doesnt like to be. 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. Kapoor in conversation with ankur pathak on book adaptations for screen.
In this film, you will see how a young girl becomes lucky for the indian cricket team. Why anuja chauhan is rereading her bestselling debut novel the zoya. 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. 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. Chitra banerjee divakaruni is one of the best indian female authors.
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. Sonam kapoors next to be based on anuja chauhans the. Books by anuja chauhan come with a plot of substance but her writing style takes the weight off even the darkest topics. The zoya factor 1st first edition by anuja chauhan 2008 jan 1, 1994. Anuja chauhan biography holds the romance and comedy in her writing books style. The intellectual anuja chauhan quotes has shaken the minds of common man.
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. In the midst of the launch of her new book, baaz, anuja says, our house doesnt take itself too seriously. Chitra banerjee is an awardwinning author and poet. The zoya factor is a first book by the author, who happens to be from the corporate world.
Her other novels include battle for bittora 2010 and those pricey. The zoya factor author anuja chauhan says that writing novels gives her a sense of power. Like a lot of current authors, she also derives the book out of her professional life and from people around her. 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. Baaz by anuja chauhan meet your next favorite book. Anuja chauhan on the zoya factor, dulquer salmaan and. The story of indias most passionate loksabha contest book online at best prices in india on. Anuja chauhan was an army brat, born in meerut cantonment and educated in meerut, delhi and melbourne. Anuja chauhan on the upcoming film based on her novel, the.
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. Anuja chauhan changes cover of the book the zoya factor. The amazing facts of battle for bittora author anuja chauhan personal details, makes it delightful to read. Bestselling author anuja chauhan will come out with her fifth novel next year which will talk about men in uniform.
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. 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. Writer anuja chauhan to pen dialogues for sonam kapoor. The recent movie adaptation of the zoya factor dazzled many. 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. The book i have just started with so you will probably get to see it on the stands late next year, she says. Anuja chauhan on the zoya factor, dulquer salmaan and books. The palace of illusions is one of the most popular books by chitra banerjee. Anuja chauhans next novel to be about men in uniform pti jul 27, 2016, 11. Anuja chauhan on her latest book the house that bj built. The story starts with sarojini alias jinni pandey, an animator working in mumbai. 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. So i started reading this book without any preconcieved opinions or expectations.
As her fourth book, the house that bj built, hits the stands, chauhan is a tad nervous as she feels protective toward it. Author anuja chauhan opens the doors to her quirky home. Were done with party 1 and the next event is on the. The zoya factor is another typical overthetop anuja chauhan book. Baaz is set in the 60s of india leading up to the war for the liberation of east pakistan. 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. Anuja chauhan is as witty and vivacious as the characters she spins out. Over the years she worked with brands like pepsi, kurkure, mountain dew and. Baaz is an absolute entertainer and that is what makes it such a winner. The book is very lengthy comprising more than 500 pages which literally drags the. Its her latest release and heres what i think about it. Apart from her regular female protagonists in her previous book, this book has a male protagonist with an intensive back story.
Anuja chauhan commenced the novel the zoya factor in 2006 and completed it in 2008. Indian air force fighter pilot and photographer social worker. Anuja chauhan has written five books in 10 years she has got abundant commercial and critical acclaim and even then she admits that being a nervous wreck before the release of a book is kind of her thing. I just had the opportunity to read the book baaz by anuja chauhan.
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. But when i learnt that the book is being adapted into a movie, i decided to read the zoya factor. Anuja chauhans the house that bj built is an extension of those pricey thakur girls and takes the story forward into the next generation. Im always accused of writing autobiographical novels.
Indian author anuja chauhan biography, books, marriage. Meet anuja chauhan, the author of the zoya factor books gulf. And because she had shah rukh khan in the zoya factor, i had to have shah rukh khan in a novel too. Hi guys, i am sankalpita singh, an indian booktuber who runs the channel bookgeeks india. There are no offlimit zones where no dogs or kids are. The zoya factor author anuja chauhan says that writing novels. I finished the first 200 pages in three hours on the first day, the next 200 pages in two hours, the next day. Anuja chauhans next novel to be about men in uniform. The book does, however, retain most of her tried and tested formula. Secondly i dont relish reading comic or humourous books. They do not give you a heavy head when you close the books. The first on our series is anuja chauhan, the author of zoya factor.
As per reports, sonam kapoor has signed her next, which is an adaption of anuja chauhans debut novel, the zoya factor. Anuja chauhan on the upcoming film based on her novel, the zoya factor. Anuja chauhan is back to harpercollins after one book with. It was exciting to know that about the time when i had just begun writing the book, the new. The forest of enchantments is the latest book by the author. 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. About years ago, advertising executive anuja chauhan found. She worked in the advertising agency, jwt india, for over 17 years, eventually becoming vicepresident and executive creative director, before resigning in 2010 to pursue a fulltime literary career. Anuja chauhan says she moved to bangalore for the weather. Youre a sarkarkadamad now from anuja chauhans new book. 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. She has written 3 novels, the zoya factor 2008, battle for bittora october 2010 and those pricey thakur girls january 20. Bazz is published by harper collins, priced at rs 399 and is 430 pager. Chimman singh sips his tea and ruminates, not for the first time, on the unfairness of the cosmos.
From 19932010, then new delhibased chauhan worked with j walter thompson earlier known as. Plus, if i had to have a superstar cameo, who else are my characters going to take their love problem to. However, this is not the first time that sonam was to star in a movie based on anuja chauhans novel. Zoya factor, battle for bittora, those pricey thakur girls, the house that bj built and baaz. Devapriya roy is the author, most recently, of the heat and dust project.