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Dil Tera Diwana (1996)". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015 . Retrieved 23 February 2015. The protagonist of the novel is the author herself (so whether I write author or protagonist, they mean the same) her family comprising of - the man of the house, the prodigal son and the baby, her ever so “antique” mother, her lovable yet hateful mother-in-law, her german shepherds and yes, her very own hand-me-down desi Jeeves. There is no story as such, but a compilation of incidences from the protagonist’s life which forms the entire plot - serious and hilarious, churned into one and served on a platter of laughter. The author’s sense of humor, her ability to look into the brighter side of things, her patience and the belief that a family stays together despite their differences, is beautifully portrayed. Giving goals to hundreds of She's - “Just like you and a lot like me”, this protagonist has forayed straight into her fans’ hearts. Iwouldrathertakeanaponthebalconyinthetimethatittakestomakecomplicatedthingslike spaghettiBolognese but that could just be due to the fact that I am always chronicallysleepdeprivedandmyentiredaywhizzesbyrunningincircles,occasionallyrunningonthetreadmillandinvariablyrunningintooddsituations... Humour: The author has an opinion about everything and she presents most of her thoughts in a humorous way. Some of her words did seem a little offensive but then I accepted it as her opinion and not as the ultimate truth so I enjoyed the book even more. The author belongs to a wealthy family which is why her problems and solutions may not appeal to the common folk reading the book. In fact, most of the content might not even be relatable but it is a glimpse into her real (privileged) life and for me it was just a different angle to look at life. My favourite chapter is Hurricanes hit my household in which she talks about her staff member who is an oblivious menace to her. I had read this column in DNA and was happy to read it again in the book. This chapter is a MUST read. fearofgettingtired,asifanyenergydepletedislostforever.Wewanttoplanourfatiguethesamewayweplaneverythingelse.Mostofusbarelymovetillwehavethatonehourinthegym that we have decided we should expend physical energy on. And there, too, we timeourselves,countthepreciserepetitionsweneedtodo,adjustourspeedtowhattheheart-ratemonitorindicatesweshouldmoveatandgoonpractisingourroboticroutinesdayinanddayout.I wishwe lived like children. Run till you are out of breath, flop on the grass, stare at

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mostnaturalfunctionsofthehumanbody.Butwe ourselves stash our sanitary napkins in secret places, are embarrassedwhen one INCIDENT2:Iamatmyneighbour ’sforteawhenmydomesticwondercallsmetosaythatsome gentleman has entered the house and is asking for my passport, and wants to knowwheremycomputerisaswell.Ratherworried,IaskmydesiJeevesifherecognizestheman,towhichhereplies,‘Didi,I What about this one?’ he said and started crooning, ‘B J, Babubhai Jagjivandas.’ Adding, ‘For the longest time, I didn’t even understand what people meant when they talked about ‘getting a BJ’. I thought they were talking about Babubhai!’ Together they worked on two movies. Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar fell in love during the making of International Khiladi and Zulmi in 1998/1999.