6. Review of “The Wedding Photographer” – Sakshama Puri Dhariwal

Review of “The Wedding Photographer” – Sakshama Puri Dhariwal

First thing first, the book reads like a straight-on Bollywood movie. As it says on the blurb, it is a rom-com with the right amount of wit woven into a lot of chocolate coated mush. It starts off with the usual girl-meets-boy accidentally and sparks fly off. They part ways only to meet-up again. She (Risha aka Ms. Kohli) is indirectly working for him (Arjun urf Mr. Khanna) as she is the candid photographer at his sister’s wedding. This could have made a good plot as all girls grow up gorging on bossy-man romances, but it remains untouched. No bossiness in the guy though the girl is snarky for sure. The rest of the story carries on with the usual dose of casual/accidental intimacies, confessions, misunderstandings, remorse and patching up.

Now, the best part! The story has been set-up in Delhi NCR region. Being a Delhi-ite, I could relate completely with the references made. The backdrop is that of a big-fat-Punjabi-wedding with the common occurrences of chipku-type relatives and everyone who is hell-bent on fixing an ‘X’ with a ‘Y’ and finalizing the dates for the next wedding of the season. The ‘just most bestest’ and wittiest character is ‘thee Naani’. She personifies a Patiala lady (complete with a Patiala peg) is like. She adores her grandson and sees through his feelings better than he does himself. She is an excellent cocktail of pride, compassion, seriousness and straight-face-joke-cracker. The other characters in the story aptly fit in. From the journo best friend to her cricketer husband, all are well placed within the story-line and contribute their best to keep the page turning.

The book is divided into three parts, just like a play. There are plots which could have been avoided completely and some which needed more clarity. The story itself is fast-paced without any dull moments. The description of events and the continuity could have been more fluid. The ending though could have extended a few more pages for a happily-ever-after epilogue. On the whole it’s a good quick read and yes, the fact that the hero of the book is described as Fawad Khan does make a girl drift off to dreamland (with him, of course!) between the pages. ;)

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