Opening Night

This is the story of Naiya Kapur, a Princeton University graduate who comes to Mumbai to chase the big Indian dream Bollywood. Naiya isn't searching for her soulmate, or hoping to find her roots in the India her parents once knew; she is searching for fame, fortune and fun in the new India. We follow Naiya as she navigates the labyrinthine lanes of Mumbai and Bollywood, where identities are fluid and murky and where lines are meant to be crossed. In the middle of scuttling between auditions and parties of every hue, Naiya enters into a potentially happily ever after relationship that turns out to be an it s complicated one with a neurotic ex-model-turned-film producer. As she battles her demons and tries to deal with her increasingly tangled life, the stage is set for high drama, and her Opening Night. About The Author Diksha Basu was born in Delhi and grew up in Delhi and upstate New York. She graduated from Cornell University with a double major in economics and French. Diksha lived in Bombay for four years and is currently pursuing an MFA in creative writing at Columbia University, New York City. Opening Night is her first book.


Genre: General Fiction