Bollywood veteran actor Anupam Kher launched the book 'Once Upon a Star', which has been written by popular television scriptwriter Gajra Kottary, in Mumbai.
The book is set in Bollywood and gives an insider's view of the world of cinema. It also shows many faces of an industry where fame is fleeting and everything is as real as it is dramatic.
Praising Kottary's writing, Kher said the book should be made into a film.
"It's a book about human behaviour, it's a book about human feelings and yet rising, It's a book about resurrection. It's a book which should be made into a film, I will be very happy personally as a friend of Gajra and only a woman can understand the point of view of woman who goes through suffering, family turmoil. And it's written with lot of care, lot of warmth and a lot of tenderness, so that's the best part of the book," said Kher.
The book deals with crumbling marriages and their effects on children and shows the real faces behind beauty and glamour in Bollywood.
"My take on stories veer towards women finding strength and I am really quite unapologetic about it because I, one thing is that in all the stories that I work on, the women's relationships are very important," said Kottary.
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Kottary's debut novel was called 'Broken Melodies' which came after she had published her collection of women-centric short stories called 'Fragile Victories' and 'The Last Laugh'.
The author has many television serials to her credit with daily show 'Balika Vadhu' (child bride) being most popular.