Battle for Bittora

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Battle for Bittora
AuthorAnuja Chauhan
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
2010
Preceded byThe Zoya Factor 
Followed byThose Pricey Thakur Girls 

Battle for Bittora is a novel by Indian writer and advertiser Anuja Chauhan.[1] It is her second novel after The Zoya Factor.[2]

Plot[edit]

Jinni is a common woman of 25 years, lives in Mumbai, works in an animation studio and is very happy with her ordinary and independent life. Everything is normal until she receives a call from her grandmother telling her that she should return to her hometown Bittora; Jinni does not want to return at first but after frequent calls from her grandmother finally relents. When she arrives in Bittora she finds a place very different from the one she remembered—one only she can return to normality.

Main characters[edit]

  • Sarojini Pande (Jinni)
  • Zain Altaf Khan
  • Gaiman Tagore Rumi
  • Pushpa Pande (Jiji)
  • Tawny Suleiman
  • Rocket Singh

Film adaptation[edit]

Hindi film producer, Rhea Kapoor is producing a film based on the novel.[3] As of October 2016, the film is in pre-production.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""I write what I know"". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Book to Bollywood: The Zoya Factor". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Meet Anuja Chauhan, the author of 'The Zoya Factor'". gulfnews.com. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Work on Battle for Bittora has started: Sonam Kapoor". The Indian Express. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.