Review: One Indian Girl

One Indian Girl by Chetan Bhagat
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

In general, I always thought Chetan Bhagat is able to weave stories which move fast. There is however, a noticeable difference in the story if you write it with the expectation that it would be made into a Bollywood movie. And that is just what spoils this novel.

It starts on a dramatic note - Radhika Mehta is engaged and a whole lot of guests have assembled at the wedding. Now, the two men she has had relationships with decide to land at the venue. The book then goes into retelling about how the relationships blossomed. That is probably the better part of the book. There is little or no reasoning on Radhika Mehta's choices though.

It is back to the wedding scene and a lot of drama is in store. The problem though is that these sequences are neither natural nor interesting, including a sermon Radhika delivers near the end. What follows is even more absurd, though there is some kind of semblance of better writing at the end. However, that is not quite enough. Overall, quite disappointing.

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