Mrs Funnybones

Mrs Funnybones
Author Twinkle Khanna
Country India
Language English
Published Penguin India (August 2015)
Pages 248 pp.
ISBN 9780143424468
OCLC 919186937

Mrs Funnybones: She’s Just Like You and a Lot Like Me is a 2015 Indian non-fiction book written by former film actress Twinkle Khanna and published by Penguin India.[1]

Khanna writes columns for The Times of India and Daily News and Analysis.[2] Her husband had helped her with editing drafts for the book.[3]

Khanna with her husband, Akshay Kumar(centre) and mother, Dimple Kapadia(right), who feature in the book.

Khanna said that the main characters in the book are "a few facts, a little fiction, a few decaying brain cells and a couple of old bones into my brewing cauldron of words." The book highlights anecdotes and the experiences of the author regarding her family, surroundings and the way she handles them.[1] In the whole book, Khanna did not mention her husband by his name.[2]

The book was launched in Mumbai on 18 August 2015 before Dimple Kapadia, akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Jaya Bachchan and Sonali Bendre.[3][4] The book has received critical acclaim particularly for its humour.[5] Megha of The Free Press Journal wrote "[Although] this book is delight to read, it at times gets a little repetitive with the inclusion of some of her columns that have appeared in newspapers."[1] Advaita Kala, the author writing for CNN-IBN called it "endearing, real and well written".[2] It was ranked in Hindustan Times's Best non-fiction books chart.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Megha (6 September 2015). "Book Review: Mrs Funnybones". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Kala, Advaita (5 September 2015). "Book Review: Twinkle Khanna's 'Mrs Funnybones' is endearing, real and well written". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 Press Trust of India (20 August 2015). "Twinkle Khanna's Mrs Funnybones is now a book". The Hindu (Mumbai: The Hindu Group). Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Sahadevan, Sonup (19 August 2015). "Twinkle Khanna spills Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan’s secrets, KJo hosts a ‘Roast’ at ‘Mrs FunnyBones’ book launch". The Indian Express (Mumbai: Indian Express Limited). Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Chaudhari, Mohini (28 August 2015). "The laddoo of the prom". The Hindu Business Line (The Hindu Group). Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "HT – Nielsen Bookscan Top 10". Hindustan Times (Lucknow: HT Media). 17 October 2015. p. 12.
  7. ↑ "HT – Nielsen Bookscan". Hindustan Times (Gurgaon). 12 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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