Flash Point

by Fahad Samar

An explosive yet poignant account of the lives of those who walk the red carpet and those who photograph them.

Zeeshan Haq, a handsome Kashmiri lad, is forced to relocate to Mumbai after losing his father in a mysterious fire that destroys their ancestral photo studio in Srinagar. With ambitions to become a successful photographer,
Zeeshan joins his maternal uncle in the running of a small agency that supplies paparazzi pictures to Mumbai’s tabloids and newspapers. That is his introduction to the seductive, dazzling, often hedonistic world of Mumbai high society.

Zeeshan is instantly smitten by Hazel Haroon, a model and aspiring Bollywood film star, and yearns to vault over the red velvet rope that separates the paparazzo from his glamorous subjects. Soon enough, he succeeds in becoming chief assistant to Kabir Kohli, Mumbai’s most celebrated fashion photographer.

But just when things are looking up for him, Zeeshan gets unwittingly trapped in a web of crime and deceit, the consequences of which threaten his career and very existence.

Set between Mumbai and Dubai, two cities where nothing is quite what it seems, Flash Point is a riveting tale of lust, greed and naked ambition.

218 pages, Paperback

First published November 10, 2014

Reviews

[Anita Shirodkar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Flash Point is the second book I've read by Fahad Samar and it's been a riveting read from beginning to end. The protagonist Zeeshan pulls you into the story and has you rooting for him from the word go. Fahad's crisp writing style and delightful turn of phrase keeps you glued to the page, as does the storyline which proceeds at a rollicking pace. The author has his finger unerringly on the pulse of mumbai city. Familiar Mumbai characters make an expected appearance, but the glimpse into the glamour and also the underbelly of Dubai is an unexpected twist, and for me as a resident of Dubai, quite interesting! Fahad has left the story at an interesting point and I certainly hope there's a sequel coming! Looking forward to more from Fahad Samar!

[Zara · Rating 1 out of 5]

okayy, I dont knw wat hav I read.i mean wat was the story? y was zeeshan so sensitive like a girl? wat was the purpose of useless characters in the story?
I usually like books by chetan bhagat and thy r the same bollywood kind but atleast there is always somethng to cherish but here the author used some hundred 'dictionary words' plus 'technical pharases' and here comes the most cliché d story.

simply not my type.a waste of time.

[Jitendra Kotai · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bollywood Ishtyle
Entertaining but it's something we have read and seen before..It reminded me of Page 3 , Heroine and other Madhur Bandarkar flicks
Bollywood Aspirant..But it's well written and presented