Bollywood fiance for a Day: Ruchi Sachdeva

Different from the usual books that I read and something I would have never picked up had I not signed up for this reading challenge. Vishakha a doctor gets ditched by her fiancé Munish who chooses Vishakha’s younger sister Saira. Feeling let down, she goes on to prove it to herself as well as others that she is worthy of being cherished and not stepped over. And how she does that? In a very typical Mills and Boon fashion by achieving approval of a hunk. In this case it happens to be bollywood heartthrob Zaheer Saxena. While reviewing such books is a feminist’s nightmare, I still managed to finish it. Vishakha wins a date with Zaheer in a contest. There is an uncanny attraction between the two. While Zaheer wants to get Mia, his co-actor off his back, Vishakha wants to prove to her family that she can do much better than Munish. So they become fiancé for a day. One thing leads to another. And in a typical fairy tale style, what starts as an arrangement leads to something more. They fall for each other and decide to be with each other. Cute and mushy but very much caught within the patriarchal understandings that no matter how much difference you are making in the lives of people by working as a doctor, the ultimate fulfillment of your life needs the approval of a man. A bollywood actor who is pretty much out of your league falls for you, adding meaning to your life. It lives up to what books in Mills and Boon series promise. An average read for those who enjoy such books, nothing great if one wants to take a peek in the life of a working woman caught in the melee of wedding.