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Atlast I finished it today! Started with “Five Point Someone” went through “One Night @ the call centre” and finally landed @ “The 3 mistake of my life“. confused on what am speaking about..eh? These are titles of 3 novels by Mr. Chetan Bhagat - the best selling English-Indian novelist of our time. I read about this guy some 7 or 8 months back in a news paper, about his first novel Five point someone, it as a best seller, going to be a main stream movie in Bollywood (3 idiots is its name with Aamir Khan in lead role) etc. But I was able to read the first one these days only!!

Hows Five Point Someone?

Its a story woven on the IIT background – a story of 3 IIT students who barely manages to maintain their GPA’s in the five point ranges.Author who’s an IIT alumni really managed it well to express the pressure of an IIT-ians life, his struggle in balancing education& enjoying the world outside, pressure of labs, assignments, exams, fear of GPA’s & to add oil to fire surprize quizes tooo!! Initail chapters (i think upto 21) are written from authors own experiences or acquired ones which shows realism but the climax chapters really prove fictitious, where he added a lots of masala events which’s difficult to digest! But “FPS” is a fiction novel (who siad its real life?..lol) and I see potential for block buster movie in this novel with the series of events written on titles “my longest days of life” gives a stunning climax! Its damn sure ” 3 Idiots” the movie adaptation of “Five point someone” with Aamir Khan playing Ryan, Madhavan playing Hari (Authors character) &  Sharman Joshi playing Alok (These Ryan,Hari & Alok are the 3 friends and lead characters in novel) along with Kareena Kapoor playing Neha (professor Cherains daughter) lover of Hari in novel, will arrive in theaters this May with a label on its head ” I am super hit“

My Verdict: Its a pure fun novel which can be finished in a single sit reading.

What about One night @ the call center ?

Well as an author Chetan has improved a lot in his second attempt! Story is about guys & gals who works in call centers, their hi-fi life styles, miseries, love, fight with a moron boss, insecurity of call center job etc. This novel is a good work of fiction as it begins with a feel of realism in readers mind, more than that a growing curiousity because the story is set in one night @ the call centre of 5 colleagues and that night is when they got a call, the call was from GOD! I must say Chetan was really succesful in creating this high end initial curiosity,which forces the reader to continue through the initial 24 chapters whichs quite boring & cliche type,same kinda love failure,friendships etc etc. Chetans observation skill is simply brilliant for that he covered the life of a call center guy in a pleasing manner,showing justice to them. Reader will certainly understand the life @ call center & different kinda call center people nearly upto 70%. Novel gets a real life from chapter 24 or so when the guys gets a call from GOD, which turns curiosity to some anxiety! Authors power of “thought process” & his “thoughts” in creating such a fiction will be applauded when you finish reading the last epilogue!! This novel has already been made a movie titled “HELLO” – which is an average hit. Salman Khan & his brother stars in the film along with Sarman Joshi! I dunno which girls stars!!

My Verdict: Not a great novel as many intial chapters are boring, except the “love making” inside confined spaces of Toyota Qualis by Shyam & Priyanka! (lol…)! But the initial curiosity & the climax anxiety created on framework of a fictions GOD is simply brilliant & need to be praised!

Finally hows “The 3 mistakes of my life” ?

More than fun,dating,love Chetan really made a good attempt to realise the real India here. A great novel about 3 youngsters working hard to flourish their small business against all odds! Its a dark witty tale about Business,Cricket & Religion..confused how these things are related..? thats what this novel is! Story is located at Ahmedabad & says life of 3 friends Govind, Ishaan & Omi (who were known to each other while they were sperms!!..lol…a funny line from the novel stated by Vidya – sister of Ishaan who falls in love with Govind) and there miseries in setting up a small business in Ahmedabad with a little amount of money they had, their growth in business, expansion of business, odds like earthquake – politics – religious calamity – terrorism that affected Gujarat! Book really talks about the basic stuffs of business & how the perspective of a real business man works! Story develops through Govinds eyes who’s highly passionate on business & above that a maths geek too! Its a recommended read for all people!

My Verdict: Really good novel & best of 3 works by Chetan Bhagat. A highly reccomended read!

So what I like about Chetan ?

Simple writing style – thats the key one! Not much tooth breaking vocabularys & literature! Each & every sentence is easily digestible by any common man & this makes him the Best Selling English-Indian noveslis ever produced!

Next big thing is his keen observation skills! One night @ the call center & 3 mistakes of my life are two clean proofs of his amazing observation skills – hes successful in narrating even the “not so sexy” part of his characters & the simplest things and emotions in their life!

The next thing is a bit naughty but I really liked all the “love making” (sex) scenes he wrote in his 3 novels!…lol…. He began with Hari – Neha  making love in Prof. Cherians (Nehas father) house then continued with Shyam – Priyanka making it in a Toyota Qualis (exciting variety!!) & finshed it with Govind – Vidya love making in Vidyas house that too under the shade of a terrace! The one odd thing I found out is – in all these love making moments – girls are taking initiatives on all 3 novels..hehe…! I dunno why?

His couple selection also has a varying style!!…Initially it was Student (Hari) & his professors daughter (Neha)…then it was..Shyam & Priyanka – batchmates cum colleagues & finally its Govind & Vidya ( Sister to Govinds best friend Ishaan-also Govind is Vidyas maths tutor)!! funny…anyway….hehe!…so whats next…eh..? sisters friend…or…freinds cousin or…wat..?lol

More than that his novels speaks many realities in a funny – witty way with enough sarcasm! You will love his writing & you will find many characters in his novels that could be related to you!!

So waiting for his next work!! Best Luck Mr.Chetan Bhagat!

You can know more about Chetan Bhagat on his site: www.chetanbhagat.com