What happens when you come across five different people
simultaneously? Five very different people. They intrigue you. They attract
you, and you feel like knowing them more and more. Once you get introduced to
them, you feel like knowing about their past and how they became the person
they are at present. Well, you then go on a journey. A long one. You find about
the people, understand their lives, comprehend the consequences of the
decisions they made and why, feel them around you, and whatnot! When you are done
living their lives, you feel a change in you. A big one.
That’s what How About
A Sin Tonight? does to you.
Meet Shahraan Ali Bakshi – The Superstar! The guy who rules
the hearts and whatnot of girls. The inspiration for all the wannabe actors. The legend having an innocent but twisted past.
Meet Kaash Sehgal – The upcoming Star! The guy who rose to
fame with a critically acclaimed movie. The playboy. The obsessive lover. The
mystery.
Meet Nishani Rai – The Star kid! The diva having blood composed of only one
thing – vengeance at any cost. The obsessive hater.
Meet Reva Gupta – The quintessential Icon! The girl with
nothing but success in her mind. The girl who knows the best way to grab every opportunity. The confused lover.
Meet Neev Dixit – The Heartthrob! The guy with confused
dreams. The seen-it-all and did-it-all guy. The twisted lover.
Love
took them. Everywhere.
They all are connected with each other. In some way or the
other.
A new movie brings them all together. They have a past and they have a history among
them. What follows is the drama that is sure to move you and will leave you with a lot of questions in your heart and mind.
Novoneel Chakraborty, of A
Thing Beyond Forever & That Kiss
In The Rain fame, has grown up. In every sense. Be it writing style, be it the theme, be it
the philosophy, be it the characterization or… be it age!
The best thing about it him is he doesn’t feel burdened
while writing, he does what he wants. His trademark being the questions raised
on the conventions everybody follows blindly and his way of seeing each and everything with a different perspective. That makes him stand out. He will make
you feel his characters, he will make you ponder. His hard work is visible in
each and every line. You will feel amazed by his knack of presenting things,
which you come across everyday and ignore unintentionally, in a manner you
never knew existed.
Well, the only downside I came across was Neev’s and
Reva’s story. May be for me it was too complex or maybe it was too hard for me
to believe their chemistry. But then the story which does not make you
challenge the story itself, is never a good story. Also, for some it maybe a
downside – you cannot finish this by brewing the pages. You just cannot.
The book demands full attention and concentration. You need
to prepare yourself, for the questions and ideologies raised by the characters are sure to
touch you somewhere at some point.
All in all, to conclude, How
About A Sin Tonight? is basically a character driven novel, in which you
don’t have to search for the story or the plot or the thrill or suspense or
whatever. You just need to follow the characters to wherever they take you, and
believe me, the journey is bound to change you. In one way or more.
Pros: The characters, the writing, the conventional things
we do or follow have been questioned, the ideologies and Love!
Cons: Too many characters.
Overall: 4.5/5
