March 26, 2017

Book Review: Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored by Rishi Kapoor, Meena Iyer


I picked up Rishi Kapoor's autobiography in a Kindle deal: I had absolutely no attention to read an autobiography. I find autobiographies to be self-serving, megalomaniacal items which serve more to satiate the ego of an already successful person or allows said person to get richer by peddling whatever stroke of fortune/ hard work propelled him or her to success.

That said, Kapoor's 'Khullam Khulla' started off promising. Rishi Kapoor's growing-up years were a fun read with anecdotes peppered in about the first family of Indian film. For the Kapoor family tidbits itself, the book deserves a one-time read. Thereafter, the book quickly degenerated into Kapoor's essays on the industry, heroines, the world, et al and I almost lost the will to read through it.

Also, for a man who prides himself in being frank and open (and therefore, even names his book so!), Rishi Kapoor seemed surprisingly guarded about his personal life. 

Strictly airport read.

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