Rajashree (novelist)
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Rajashree | |
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Occupation | Novelist & Film-maker |
Nationality | Indian |
Genres | Chick lit, Romantic comedy, Drama |
Notable work(s) | Novel: Trust Me Film: The Rebel |
Notable award(s) | National Award |
www.rajashree.in |
Rajashree is an Indian novelist and film-maker. She has been working in the Mumbai film industry after studying film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India. She has written and directed a film, The Rebel, which won a National Award and was screened at many film festivals. She has made a film about communal violence called The Connection. Her critically acclaimed debut, Trust Me, is the biggest-selling Indian chick lit novel.[1][2] It is set in Bollywood, the Mumbai film industry, and uses the narrative structure of a 'masala' Bollywood film.[3][4][5] She currently lives and works in Bombay, India.[4][6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Write Up Their Alley"
- ^ "Comfort Read"
- ^ Anuj Kumar "A Screenplay Between the Covers", The Hindu, 2007-03-01.
- ^ a b "Trust Me to spill beans on Bollywood", CNN-IBN, 2007-02-18.
- ^ Randeep Wadehra "Racy Read", The Sunday Tribune, 2006-11-12.
- ^ Asha Menon "Indian chick lit?", The Hindu, 2007-02-12.
- ^ Rajashree's website
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