Who, me? is Tara Dixit's story of her struggle to get her fiance back, who left her after declaring his love for someone else just a month before getting hitched. Tara, like any other girl loses it insanely and like anybody's situation, friends come in for a rescue!
Enter two dynamic and most important people in Tara's life, now - Rekha and Shweta. Rekha is a typical hot, sexy, savvy journo and a true friend. She has all the traits of a BFF roomie and is the one who keeps giving Tara ideas to get Arun back, which runs into hilarious accounts of 'failed attempts', though she herself hate him - only because she feels Arun is a 'lame' choice for Tara. Shweta is Tara's cousin and runs a modeling agency. Together these girls plan a devious plan of Tara's sexy makeover at a school reunion which would aim to get Arun back.
However cliche this may sound, the book is not just about this plan of a makeover to get Arun back. It leads to a series of revelations that happen at the reunion which grips your curiosity with every new twist. Tina's detailing of every scene and character cannot be ignored and which we can easily dedicate to her sport journalism career. She is full of energies and quirky and says that story of an underdog being a winner is her favorite subject.
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Interesting book can only be a product of an interesting author. And so, we also bring to you a brief conversation with Tina Sharma Tiwari about her book:
1. Sports, politics and now writing novels. Varied experiences. Which one do you think will stick closest to you through your life?
I studied to become a journalist because I wanted to be a sports journalist. My first book Running on Full's central theme was sports. And even in 'Who, Me?' I couldn't help but squeeze in a bit of sport with my favourite character Rekha being a sports agent! I think my obsession with sports is going to stick. On the contrary, I do have many varied interests and I feel blessed that I am able to explore nearly all of them. I think it builds layers into my character and I am richer for it.
2. The story is about an underdog character, which also smells good for an amazing Bollywood script. Do you see your book being booked by some producer?
Do I see it? I daydream about it all the time! (Laughs) No, seriously, I have been told by many who have read 'Who, Me?' that it lends itself perfectly to a film script. But the fact is that there are scores of excellent books out there and not all get made into movies. To actually get picked up by a film producer, I think you have to have either great marketing skills (perhaps) or just plain blind luck.
3. By the cover, the book looks a cliche. Do you think you would like to change something about the book now?
Not really. I think the surprise element is what makes the book what it is. The twists and turns of the plot hit you when you least expect them. Maybe if we revealed too much in the cover or the blurb itself, the fact that it is not just a 'giggles-and-frills' story would have been very obvious.
4. What lies ahead - converting your novels into scripts or writing more chick-lits?
Show me a willing producer and I will get cracking on those scripts right away! But even if that doesn't happen immediately, I'm busy writing in any case. I am pushing the envelope a little bit, with these works and I'm quite excited about that. I'd love to write an out-and-out supernatural thriller some day. I just don't have the nerve, just yet.
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