About the Book:
They say that ‘Casablanca’ is the greatest romantic movie of all time. Though romance is something very personal and individualistic, others crave to know about it and over time they have classified it depending on its degree of intensity.
Broadly love can be grouped into 3 categories:
General
The most common one symbolized by Maine Pyar Kiya, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and the like.
Divine
Love transcending the barriers of time and space, represented by Milan, Lamhe, and Sleepless in Seattle.
Angel
Love that did not realize but never diminished, epitomized by Mughal-e-azam, Devdas, Sholey (Amitabh and Jaya track), and Titanic.
But could there be a love story, which had it all? Could there be three different endings to one romance? Yes. Jee Ha. Aur agar aap ko use jaanna hai, use pehchanna hai, use mehsoos karna hai, to aao. Aao thoda rumani ho jaye, kyunki ‘Dil Mere, Tu Deewana Hai!’
Plus, bonus short stories based on timeless Hindi film songs including
Ae Zindagi, Gale Laga Le
Chookar Mere Mann Ko
Ae Mere Humsafar
Jaane Woh Kaise Log The
Mitwa Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin
Kya Kare Kya Na Kare
Tere Bina Zindagi
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Baahon Ke Darmiyaan
Teri Yaad Saath Hai
About the Author:
Born and brought up in the south of Mumbai, Dinshaw Karanjia comes from a middle-class family. A post-graduate in accountancy, he is currently working with a corporate organisation.
The time he spent with street children during his years of formal education influenced his life choices and led to his first published work – a poem Imagine, published in the annual report of an MNC.
His passion for cinema goes beyond the boundaries of time and space, and he moderates the Thinking Films group on Facebook. Besides writing and cinema, he enjoys traveling, and one can view his pictorial travelogue albums on Facebook.
This is his fourth book after So Be It, Awaiting Homeland and The Dweller. He would love to hear from you at dinshawis@gmail.com.