The Hindu Lit for Life 2023 | In conversation with Shrayana Bhattacharya, economist and author of Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh

Shrayana Bhattacharya’s Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India’s Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence is one of those interdisciplinary books that defy easy categorisation. / repeat shuffle The matinee idol “I just want to clarify that there’s a large — though not as vocal — Shah Rukh fan base among women and while they’re happy at his success, they also hope he will do a romantic film again soon. Someone recently told me that Shah Rukh’s scenes with Dimple Kapadia are how you know he’s an irrepressible matinee idol — no man in the Indian defence establishment would have been okay with a woman wielding that much power!” Significantly, Pathaan also shows the superstar acknowledging his age and the fact that younger, perhaps hungrier competitors are circling the throne. The Hindu Lit for Life 2023 is, Powered by Life Insurance Corporation of India, Jewellery Partner: joyalukkas, Banking Partner : Indian Bank Associate Partners: Nitte Meenakshi Institute of technology, Hindustan Group of Institutions, State Bank of India & VFS Global Realty Partner: Casagrand, Knowledge Partner: SSVM Institutions Bookstore Partner: Higginbothams & Gift Partner : Anand Prakash Registration link : bit.ly/THLFL23 Click here to check out the details for The Hindu Lit For Life’s ‘Desperately seeking Shah Rukh’ talk.