THE PICTURES OF DARPAN RAY

When friends and could-have-been-a-couple Rishi and Diya follow their charismatic friend Darpan Ray into the glittering, chaotic heart of Bollywood, they expect adventure. What they don't expect is Vishal Alwar - a visionary director haunted by catastrophic failure, convinced that Darpan is his ticket to immortality.

Rebranded as the magnetic 'Vikram Rai', Darpan becomes the centerpiece of an obsessive artistic gamble. But lurking in the shadows is Harry Verma, a powerful producer whose predatory smile conceals dangerous ambitions of his own.

Caught between loyalty, longing and the intoxicating promise of reinvention, the friends must navigate a world where art and commerce violently collide-and where everyone seems to be playing a role they never auditioned for.

Razor-sharp and wickedly funny novel The Pictures of Darpan Ray is an enthralling tale of corruption and greed that will take readers into the heart of the dream factory we call Bollywood.