I personally like romcoms that have a storyline other than just the romance and a bit of mystery or loose ends to keep a niggling feeling at the ba. It is about a rajput woman named zoya singh solanki who meets the indian cricket team through her job as an executive in an advertising agency and ends up becoming a lucky charm for the team for the 2011 cricket world cup. An advertising agent by profession, zoya stumbles onto the limelight when she is hailed as the good luck charm for indian cricket team. The plot of the film revolves around the story of a girl, zoya solanki, who becomes a lucky charm for the indian cricket team. But when i learnt that the book is being adapted into a movie, i decided to read the zoya factor. The zoya factor and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you. Hairy, the indian opener is funny because of his english and groin problems. Oct 26, 2016 sonam kapoor is really looking forward to battle for bittora i love anuja chauhans work. The zoya factor is another typical overthetop anuja chauhan book. I found this book when i was looking for something light to read. The zoya factor download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The zoya factor author anuja chauhan says that writing novels gives her a sense of power it has been more than a decade since her first novel, the zoya factor, was published.
Anuja chauhan author of the zoya factor 2000 at booksminority. The zoya factor and millions of other books are available for instant access. A still from the zoya factor while author anuja chauhans other works have also been picked up for cinematic adaptations, shes glad that the zoya factor will be the first to hit screens. See the newest novels, discuss with other book lovers, buy romance books online. The film is a light adaptation of anuja chauhans 2008 novel of the same name, which follows the story of a girl, zoya solanki, who becomes a lucky charm for the indian cricket team. Somewhere, in between, the zoya factor tries to bowl too many googlies and love at silly point takes longer than expected to consummate. Jun 14, 20 the zoya factor written by anuja chauhan, with a colourful cover and an exciting blurb, promised to be zara hatke because it is a comedy with cricket being its central theme. The zoya factor is a novel written by anuja chauhan, published by harpercollins india in 2008. Born on the same day that india won the 1983 cricket world cup, zoya is considered by her family to be a lucky charm when it comes to winning matches, albeit gully cricket.
Its been a long wait for the zoya factor to hit the screens. What triggered this love story was a mix of a highly stressed work atmosphere and cricketbased advertising. Sonam kapoor and dulquer salmaan in the zoya factor, releasing on. Once the zoyakhoda thing started, and the fooling around with zahid happened, the character of the book changed, and zoya became annoying to me. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The eponymous book by anuja chauhan, on which the film is based, is a zippy, zany ride that, even when in the realm of the totally ridiculous, never loses its sense of fun. Anuja chauhan, whose first chick lit novel, the zoya factor. Find books like the zoya factor from the worlds largest community of readers.
The zoya factor is a book by famous indian author anuja chauhan who has written many bestselling books like those prociy thakur girls, baaz and battle of bittora. The zoya factor, that is releasing on september 20, has been adapted from anuja chauhans novel of the same name. So a growing breed of indian authors like advaita kala, rupa gulab, anuja. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The zoya factor by anuja chauhan is a perfect blend of humour and romance. The author impressively uses a combination of english and hinglish to weave a cinderella love story in karol bagh delhi. The 2019 movie the zoya factor was the last movie sonam kapoor appeared in as of yet. The book has its flaws the romance between zoya and nikhil goes through a misunderstanding routine that is a bit boring and the cricket gets to be a bit much towards the end even for me.
Aug 12, 2019 the film adaptation of the zoya factor releases next month, two other books of hers have been picked up by heavyweights, and theres a hotstar series coming up. Im not quite sure this is a book for me, as i dont really. Anuja chauhan on the zoya factor, dulquer salmaan and books. After some intense reads in march americanah, the house of spirits, this was a perfect way to unwind. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Anuja chauhan on the upcoming film based on her novel, the zoya factor the zoya factor is a story about zoya singh solanki, an executive in an advertising agency, who was born at the same moment that india won the cricket world cup in 1983. Anuja chauhan on the upcoming film based on her novel, the zoya factor. Hence it was constantly being compared with the book. These ideas take f light in a cricket crazy country like ours and it is the main theme of the abhishek sharmadirected the zoya factor, based on the popular book of the same name. Sonam kapoors films that are inspired by books the zoya.
So, it helps your profiling, gets you more litfests invites, the occasional business class travel and interviews with newspapers like yours. An easy read, the zoya factor starts off very well. I bought the zoya factor because the kindle version was for 29 bucks and i had read a lot about the book. She eventually falls for the captain of the team and helps him in motivating for. Sep 24, 2008 an easy read, the zoya factor starts off very well. I kind of already did something similar last week, but here are some mostly bookish other things i am aiming for this year linking up with top ten tuesday.
The zoya factor clearly signals bollywoods growing interest in adapting books onscreen. Because of this, i could not read the book in one go. Goodreads members who liked the zoya factor also liked. Movies based on books, indian movies, hindilanguage movies, bollywood movies.
With the movie coming out, does this now feel like another shift. The zoya factor enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Nov 24, 2014 i bought the zoya factor because the kindle version was for 29 bucks and i had read a lot about the book. The zoya factor is about a girl named zoya where her family members believe that she is lucky for the cricket game. Each character is different and funny in its own way. Sonam kapoor is really looking forward to battle for bittora. This happens around 56 times, overall, in the book which is actually pretty annoying considering the flow of the book. The simile sounds clumsy when one attempts to translate it into. Based anuja chauhans novel, zoya factor is a romcom about zoya, an advertising agent and her relationship with the captain of team india, nikhil khoda. Inevitably, a lovehate relationship ensues between the two.
If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through. It is written by anuja chauhan, one of my favorite indian fiction authors. Zoya factor the way football is a religion to texans, cricket is to all indians. Chick lit books are rejuvenating and addictive and make you feel good about. A bollywood adaptation, starring sonam kapoor ahuja and dulquer salmaan, is out this week. First books have an innocent artlessness to them books. Mar 23, 2009 the zoya factor is a first book by the author, who happens to be from the corporate world. The zoya factor author anuja chauhan says that writing novels. Buy the zoya factor book online at low prices in india the. Many critics also feel that people who had read the book the zoya factor had extremely high expectations from the film.
Anuja chauhan on the upcoming film based on her novel, the. It was funny with welldefined characters in relatable hinglish. Find authors like anuja chauhan from the worlds largest community of readers. Secondly i dont relish reading comic or humourous books. Chauhan started working on her debut novel in 2006, writing during her spare time. With sonam kapoor, dulquer salmaan, sanjay kapoor, shoaib ahmed. The dialogues and the writing are very organic and flow beautifully. The zoya factor was chauhans debut novel and overwritten. Buy the zoya factor book online at low prices in india. I usually dont prefer reading english fiction dished out by indian authors but, i was surprised with anuja chauhans writing.
Feb 21, 2015 zoya factor revolves around the glamour of celebrities like shahrukh khan, the pulse of our nation indian cricket team, the hardships of advertising agencies and zoya, an average girl hailing from delhi karol bagh. A goofy copywriter unwittingly convinces the indian cricket team that shes their lucky mascot, to the dismay of their superstitionshunning captain. The novel is written by anuja chauhan who is famous for her works like battle for bittora, those pricey thakur girls, the house that bj built and many more. The zoya factor author anuja chauhan says that writing. I will be reminiscing the books, discussing about it, and give my feedback on it. The zoya factor i am back with another edition of a running series on my blog, called the book club. Jun 01, 2016 i bought the zoya factor because the kindle version was for 29 bucks and i had read a lot about the book. Its actually feeling like that because ive now done five books and somewhere five seems like a nice, round figure. Once the zoya khoda thing started, and the fooling around with zahid happened, the character of the book changed, and zoya became annoying to me. Why sonam kapoors the zoya factor did not do well at the. Sonam kapoors films that are inspired by books the. Whoever she supports that team wins by hook or crook. Zoya factor is one of the most fun reads that i read in a long time. When you wrote the zoya factor years ago, you shifted from one career to another.
It contains a series of books that i have enjoyed a lot while reading. Like a lot of current authors, she also derives the book out of her professional life and from people around her. Mar 19, 2018 with its heady mix of cricket, advertising and romance, the zoya factor is arguably one of chauhans most popular books. Jan 02, 2020 zoya factor the way football is a religion to texans, cricket is to all indians. She has written some fantastic books on young girls, contemporary books like the zoya factor and battle. It rises above scores of books by confused writers who desperately try but fail to portray the changing indian society. Lokey, the celebrity agent, is funny because of his pista eating habits. Download and read books by anuja chauhan in pdf, epub, mobi formats for iphone, mac and ipad. Its actually feeling like that because ive now done five books and. Anuja chauhan on the zoya factor, dulquer salmaan and. With its heady mix of cricket, advertising and romance, the zoya factor is arguably one of chauhans most popular books.
Zoya factor best books written by indian women popsugar. Sonam kapoor to act in the film adaptation of the zoya factor. Anuja chauhan on the upcoming film based on her novel, the zoya. Dont want to run down a book of a subgenre that i dont like. The zoya factor is a fun, frothy film that pits superstitions versus strategy and selfbelief versus luck.
My rating this therefore for the first 100odd pages. Dulquer salmaan and sonam kapoor star in the zoya factor i pheloed like raita, slightly, says anuja chauhan at the beginning of our conversation about the work she did for the screen adaptation of her bestselling 2008 debut novel, the zoya factor, which releases next month, and stars sonam kapoor and dulquer salmaan. Aug 16, 2017 the zoya factor is a story about an advertising professional who turns to be a lucky charm for the cricket team. Her other novels include battle for bittora 2010 and those pricey. Sep 15, 2019 the zoya factor, that is releasing on september 20, has been adapted from anuja chauhans novel of the same name. The dulquer salmaan and sonam kapoor movie was based on a book titled the zoya factor. One of the more lighthearted books on this list, anuja chauhans zoya factor is the story of zoya singh solanki. There is one negative factor which i would like to mention the scenes between zoya and nikhil khoda, the captain. Dulquer salmaan and sonam kapoor star in the zoya factor. Read online now the zoya factor anuja chauhan ebook pdf at our library. In this zoya factor thing the world of indian cricket team and the girl zoya solankis life goes for a roller coaster ride. Meet anuja chauhan, the author of the zoya factor books gulf. And delightfully uses indias cricket craze to deliver a thoroughly enjoyable, entertaining film. My routine had finally settled down, so i had decided to pick up my first novel in months.
It has been more than a decade since her first novel, the zoya factor, was published. The zoya factor is a 2019 indian hindi language romantic comedy film directed by abhishek sharma and produced by fox star studios, pooja shetty and aarrti shetty. The zoya factor 2019 the sonam kapoor and dulquer salmaan starrer the zoya factor is an adaptation of anuja chauhans book of the same name, that released in 2008. The film is a frothy romcom that plays on junior copy editor zoya solankis sonam kapoor luck factor with the cricket team. The zoya factor opened to a slow start at the box office, with low occupancies. Get the zoya factor anuja chauhan pdf file for free from our online library pdf file. Zoya factor was released in 2008 and is one of the first indian books with the print run of 20,000. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Click download or read online button to get the zoya factor book now.
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