Once Upon A Star

There is much unrest in Vardaan, home to one of the most important film families. Raj, the superstar, has decided to leave his wife Simran for the reigning queen of Bollywood, Sia. Simran, former actress but homebody now, is out of shape and down in the dumps.
Her in-laws dote on her but can't seem to dissuade their son. Besides, their only daughter, Ashima, has walked out of an unhappy marriage and returned home to announce she wants to be an actor. They have their hands full and in the midst of all this, Raj and Simran's children suffer as news of their father's alleged affair trickles in relentlessly. How is Simran ever going to seek out happiness and perhaps love as well, in this dark maize of rejection?
A saga of love and betrayal and the quest for one's true identity, Gajra Kottary's new novel gives us an insider's view of the world of cinema and the many faces of an industry where fame is fleeting and everything is as real as it is dramatic. A Bollywood family saga from one of India's most wellknown writer of TV serials.