What Jumps To Mind When You Think of Bollywood?
Sep 13
I’m thrilled that one of the loveliest people in all Erotica-land is here to answer the above question – take it away, Victoria Blisse!
That question is where I started when I was asked to write a Bollywood story by Total-E-Bound and to be honest, I had a bit of a blank moment. I’m quite happy to say that my publisher, bless her heart jumped to my rescue and gave me a few ideas to work from one concept being that the themes in Bollywood films are always larger than life.
And Johnny the Djinn is certainly larger than life. Johnny is the star (He isn’t really, he just likes to think he is) of Silver Screen Dream. He’s big, he’s magical and he is, unfortunately a slave. He’s also rather sarcastic and a little annoying but I suppose when one is cooped up in a tea kettle for most of the time you do get a little tetchy.
So I set to work on a larger than life plot and threw in some swirling sari’s, dancing girls, the heat of Mumbai and of course a scorching hot romance and there it was, Silver Screen Dream. Here’s the Blurb:
Book one in the Djinn’s Amulet Series
When true love conquers all, what is a djinn to do?
Johnny is a djinn, and he has a hard life. His master, Rahul, is a massive Bollywood star who’s run off to England to avoid an arranged marriage, a marriage Johnny has to make happen. It’s his job.
Rahul further complicates matters by falling for a British Bollywood fan, Laura, whom he meets at a film premiere. How can Johnny get his master back to Mumbai to marry the woman to whom he is pledged and away from the English hussy who is steadily taking more and more of his attention?
Johnny will use revenge and jealousy, but how will he cope when true love is thrown into the mix?
Buy Link: http://www.total-e-bound.com/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=1349
And for you a little sneak peek into the world of Johnny:
“Rahul smiled sweetly as he showed the once again dressed Panya out of the door then sighed and shook his head as he pushed it to behind her.
“How’s that wife look now?” I asked as he turned around.
“I’m not going to get married, Johnny. Not now, not ever, and certainly not to some simpering fool Dad decided in his apparent wisdom to betroth me to. I’ll leave the damn country before I’ll get married.”
“All right, all right, I get your point. But you know I can’t do anything to help you. I have to follow your father’s command.”
“I know,” he sighed. “But you won’t make me go and marry her, will you?”
“Oh no, Sir. I can’t do that. I was only ordered to make sure you didn’t try and marry anyone else. I’m not a heavy, I’m a Djinn.”
“Have you ever been married, Johnny?” Rahul asked as he opened the small fridge and pulled out a green bottle filled with ice cold beer.
“Not married, no,” I replied.
“But you’ve been in love?”
“Maybe,” I replied cagily. I don’t share personal details with humans. It never works out well.
“I don’t think I ever have,” he sighed as he flicked the beer cap off with a bottle opener. “I don’t know if I ever want to fall in love, either.”
“Fool,” I snapped. “I’m a mostly evil and debauched Djinn and I want to fall in love. Love makes it all worthwhile.”
“Yeah, but it ties you down. I don’t want to ever settle. If I marry a girl, I’ll have to fuck her for the rest of my life. What If I get bored of her?”
“You don’t get bored of your soul mate, you idiot. “
“Oh, shut up, Johnny. Who asked for your opinion, anyway?”
I didn’t reply. It wasn’t worth the waste of my breath. I knew I was right, though. He’d not see the truth in my words until he actually fell in love, and I couldn’t do anything about that. It’s a rule, Djinn’s can’t make people fall in love. “
So that’s a taste of what comes to my mind when I think of Bollywood now my question is what do you think of when you think of Bollywood? Every comment on the subject will be entered in a draw to win a copy of Silver Screen Dream!
Thanks so much Justine for having me on your blog, I’m having so much fun with our Bollywood launch!
Thank you for coming! I’m looking forward to sharing more Bollywood chit-chat on your blog on Friday.
One lucky commenter will be chosen to win a copy of Victoria’s scrumptious story next Tuesday 20th September.
Oooh first person Djinn! Fun!
“I don’t share personal details with humans. It never works out well.”
Heee. I couldn’t agree more.
I have to admit, I’m not very familiar with Bollywood. My experiences are mostly related to standing around in the small shops in Toronto’s Little India, looking at the glamorous film posters on the wall while my friend bought tamarind paste. Does that count at all?
Can either of you recommend a film to start with?
I’m not sure I’d have been able to come up with anything, either!
All the books in this series sound fab – and most of them penned by people I know!
Can’t wait to read them all… yummy Bollywood smut!
@Rachel – as for Bollywood recommendations, I’m no expert either but Bride and Prejudice is one (I think) and The Guru kind of is, though it’s more of a spoof.
Hi Rachel,
i didn’t have a clue about Bollywood really before I started writing and you know I’ve not watched a whole Bollywood film through yet -I will do though before I set to write book 2.
Lucy’s recommendations are a good start though.
Lucy -I struggled for a while before inspiration hit but it was such good fun to write! I’m glad you’re looking forward to reading them.
I think I’d feel totally out of my depth writing Bollywood – I’d worry I’d got the people all wrong because I don’t understand the culture. :S I guess that’s what research is for!
That was my worry too, when I wrote my story – so I cheated a bit and set it in the UK with British Asian characters.
Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for comments, everyone – Rachel Randall wins a copy of the story! Congratulations!