A book about good ol' Bombay(just like Suketu it will always be bombay to me). A fitting title, after all bombay is a city of extremeties. But what stands out in the book is that the whole narration is non-judgemental, allowing the readers to draw their own conclusions. The author has done a lot of research, meeting with the shooters, the dadas, the politicians and would have tended to form his own opinion but he never forces this on the reader.
The book brings Bombay alive, a dark bombay with all its crime, its bhais and the chamiya in the dance bar, a dazzling bombay with larger than life stars and a confused blur bombay where these two meet. The book emphasizes more on the people the author has meet, the people who make bombay for what it is, a place always desirable to the *outsiders*.
The book brings Bombay alive, a dark bombay with all its crime, its bhais and the chamiya in the dance bar, a dazzling bombay with larger than life stars and a confused blur bombay where these two meet. The book emphasizes more on the people the author has meet, the people who make bombay for what it is, a place always desirable to the *outsiders*.
But many people who have read the book feel that the book depicts Bombay only in two colours black and white... why isn't he written about normal people, the grey or the off-white ones? But then these people are found in any other city too..what makes Bombay unique is that it is able to to present a vibrant techni-colour picture inspite of its start contrasts. I mean where else will you find a dirty *jhopadpati* next to a million buck bungalow.
The only drawback of this book is that it isn't available in paperback, so beg, borrow or steal but read the book...
