When Winnie finds out that Raj, her boyfriend of three years has dumped her for another girl, she never expected to find out via Facebook. To make matters worse, her and Raj were meant to be together as per her family's Hindu's priest's predictions. Somehow, things get even worse for Winnie when she finds out that Raj has been made chair of the student film festival when film has always been Winnie's passion, not Raj's. Winnie is a Bollywood film fanatic, and sees her life reflected in those glossy, flamboyant films and is having a hard time decipher this new turn of events. Working within the festival, she meets Dev, a boy she's always known but never really spoken to that often. It turns out that Dev loves film just as much as she does and they soon form a close bond. However, she still feels like Raj should be the guy because for her it's been written in the stars. She starts to feel something towards Dev but can't seem to put her finger on what is holding her back other than her priest's predictions. With help from her family and friends, Winnie navigates the minefield that is love and high school. My So Called Bollywood Life is a fast paced dramedy that taught me a lot about Bollywood and Indian culture in general. I really like Winnie and her friends, they felt genuine, as did her relationship with Dev and her frustrations with Raj. This will be a huge hit with the students in the high school Library that I manage, I'm excited to promote it to them!
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