Youth Needs More Realistic Cinema

Wednesday evening saw Juhu’s (Mumbai) chic hotspot, Le Mangii roll out the red carpet for the launch of Minty Tejpal’s dramatic novel, ‘The Last Love Letter’ which is a candid story about the breakdown of marriage from a man’s point of view. Set in the struggling film world of Bombay, it examines the fickleness of celluloid dreams and how society views a man who is down on his luck.
The evening saw the celebrated author having a deep discussion with Sudhir Mishra & Vinay Pathak about his book; the conversation being moderated by none other than Meenal Baghel, Editor - Mumbai Mirror. The reading also witnessed quirky Ranvir Shorey and radiant Tisca Chopra read out excerpts from the book to the delight of all present. Minty Tejpal’s close friends from the film fraternity went out of their way to be present for this book launch event. While Tisca Chopra cancelled her shoot, Vishal Bhardwaj postponed his foreign trip and Ranvir Shorey flew down from USA; just to cheer for their friend on such an auspicious occasion. Among the other guests who graced the occasion with their presence were Prahlad Kakkar, Ketan Mehta, Deepa Sahi, Gaurav Kapur, Deepal Shaw, Vishal & Rekha Bhardwaj, Kabir Bedi, Pankaj Malhotra and many more prominent personalities from the world of theatre and film.