Diary of A Prostitute

by Mahendra Jakhar

I AM A PROFESSIONAL. Expert. Lover. Daughter. Friend. Listener. Worker. Pleasure is my business. This diary is my truth. It's soaked in my blood and sweat. Nina, based in Goa, values her freedom and her loved ones more than anything else. Most men love to talk to her about their fears, passions, dark secrets, pain,grief and suffering. Like a seasoned therapist she holds on to their dark secrets while counselling them and mothering them. A young IPS Officer, the daring encounter specialist, haunted by her mother’s gruesome murder and the obsession to solve it finds solace in Nina. A most wanted killer for hire, secretly in love with a girl, seeks Nina's help and advice for his love life and romance. A mentally challenge boy discovering his sexuality finds guidance and a friend for life in Nina. Three young fanatic students blinded by fundamentalism, and dogma, find their life upside down as Nina opens their eyes to the many possibilities of life. A serial killer targets young girls in Goa. The police are under immense pressure to solve the case and they turn the mentally challenged boy into a scapegoat, the serial killer. Nina takes it upon herself to prove that the boy is innocent. To prove his innocence she will have to catch the serial killer. She teams up with her group of friends and goes on the wildest and the most dangerous chase of her life. She will have to make her way through Russian mafia, drug traffickers and arms dealers to solve the riddle and nab the psychopath. This diary will capture your heart and blow your mind. Twisty. Sublime. Original. Hypnotic. Un-settling. Prepare to be obsessed.

Kindle Edition

Published October 16, 2023

About the author

Mahendra Jakhar is an ex-journalist currently working as an independent screen-writer and author based in Mumbai. He started as a journalist in Delhi where he worked for six years before moving to Mumbai to pursue his dreams of being a script-writer.

Recently, he has written a feature film for Tiggmanshu Dhulia titled "Ghamaasan" starring Prateek Gandhi and Arshad Warsi produced by Jio Studios. He also wrote the critically acclaimed film Manjhi-The Mountain Man, directed by Ketan Mehta starring Nawazuddin Siddique and Radhika Apte.

His first novel, THE BUTCHER OF BENARES, was published by Westland Publications. It was rated as the Best Crime Fiction Debut Novel of the Year and was Amazon Rising Star. His second novel, THE SWASTIKA KILLER, was published by Westland Publications. His other novels are Chakra Warriors and Housewife.

Earlier he has written scripts for Mahesh Bhatt’s THE KILLER starring Irrfan Khan and Emran Hashmi and Tiggmanshu Dhulia's SHAAGIRD.

He has also written film scripts for Sunil Bohra, Abhinav Kashyap, Vinod Kapri and is currently developing film scripts with Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and Ashwini Chaudhary.

Apart from this he has written scripts for various TV shows – CID, Maano Ya Na Mano, Bidaayi, Betiyaan, Seeta aur Geeta and Dwarikadhish.

He also did research work and scripting for a documentary on the hijack of Indian Airlines plane from Kathmandu to Kandahar.

His film script, Bhiwani, based on the Boxers of Haryana was selected for International Film Festival of India for the Competitive Section at Film Bazaar.

He's a TEDX Speaker and conducts workshops on creativity, imagination and ideas.

TEDX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NxvO...
You can catch his latest interview that was telecast on DD National all across the country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4da7...