Juhu Chowpatty is an engrossing mystery suspense hindi novel by authoress Sadhna Jain.
It felt like an appropriate read for the situation that's been prevailing in the film industry these days after the sudden mysterious death of one of Sushant Singh Rajput.
This fiction not only paints the twisted inside world of the entertainment industry but it touches upon other social evils a woman has to break through to find her own identity in this world.
The story starts with her being on the beach where she has stopped visiting for a long time now but now she is here.
It felt melancholic like a lost one returns home after sunset. But is this sunset the last sunset of her life?
Suddenly we come to know it's her soul who witnesses her own death.
Even after giving blockbusters for 15 years being a top actress she was able to avoid the media rumours but now the news is overflowing with her mysterious death.
But how did she die? Was it a murder or suicide? Surprisingly she cannot recollect anymore.
In the search for the ultimate truth, she decides to recollect her life from the very beginning from Shimla in 1979 to 2019 in Mumbai.
From gender discrimination, nepotism, sexual harassments, threats to the hidden dark world this story speaks of a myriad of social issues.
Definitely the riveting narration proves to be the cherry on top.
If you like reading Hindi literature, I definitely recommend Juhu Chowpatty to you!
दुनिया से अलग होने की क़ीमत चुकानी ही पड़ती है। ऐसी ही एक क़ीमत मीरा ने भी चुकाई। मीरा अपने सपनों की तलाश में शिमला से दिल्ली आती है, जहाँ से उसका अभिनेत्री बनने का सफ़र शुरू होता है, जो उसे मुंबई तक ले जाता है। उसे नाम, शोहरत, पैसा, प्यार सब मिलता है। अचानक उसके साथ एक हादसा हो जाता है, जो उसकी पूरी ज़िंदगी बदल देता है। एक दिन वह ख़ुद को अपने ही अपार्टमेंट में मरा हुआ पाती है। उसे ख़ुद को इस तरह देखकर विश्वास ही नहीं होता। उसका दिमाग़ भी काम करना बंद कर देता है। उसे यह भी याद नहीं आता कि यह कैसे हुआ, क्यों हुआ, किसने किया।.
