Dear All,
Thanks so much for you wonderful comments and encouragement. And special thanks to those who remembered/figured-out my birthday. I have some idea about the 3 launch events, though will make a separate post later with all the details. I only get to meet readers at launch time. So, if you are in that city, I want to see you there. As of now, here is what I know about the schedule:
Thu, May 8th: Mumbai
Venue and Time: Big Bazaar, Phoenix Mills, Lower Parel, 7:00pm
Sat, May 10th: Delhi (Gurgaon)
Venue and Time: Big Bazaar, Gurgaon @ 6:00pm (TBC)
Other cities (Venue and Time TBC):
Sun, May 11th: Kolkata
Sat, May 17th: Bangalore
Sun, May 18th: Hyderabad
Sat, May 24th: Ahmedabad
Sun, May 25th: Pune
More cities (Dates, Venue and Time TBC):
Lucknow, Bhubneshwar, Trivandrum, Jaipur and possibly some others.
We have tied up with Depot, the bookstore chain of Big Bazaar group who will co-ordinate all the launches. They have promised me that they will make me reach as many of my readers as possible and make it the biggest book launch ever. It’s all pretty low key for now but the action will begin soon. So, do join the fun.
Hi,
I think i am not that lucky to attend ur book’s launch event as it is not happening in my city….
But never mind i juz hope that the book will reach my city after the launch as soon as possible… 
Comment by Sakshi — April 23, 2008 @ 10:52 pm
I liked the 2nd book better than the first. I guess the third book will keep with that upward trend. Looking forward to reading the mistakes. Best wishes.
Comment by Anjali — April 24, 2008 @ 12:00 pm
If you stop in France, let me know i will come
I would be nice to have my books signed
Hope you will have many more books to write, can’t wait to read them…
Best wishes
Comment by Rosalie — April 24, 2008 @ 8:03 pm
I loved both your books,eagerly looking forward for the third.Is the event taking place in indore also?
Comment by harsh — April 26, 2008 @ 1:16 am
Would have been better if it was Delhi but no problem, I can come to Gurgaon.
btw, Nice Cover… its full of life
Comment by Varun Mishra — April 28, 2008 @ 1:39 pm
hey chetan im glad dat u hv nw shifted ur base to india
jus loved ur cover story in ht brunch on 27th april,08
plz dis a heariest request to u frm my side
if u can come to chandigarh
dere r so many fans of urs in chandigarh
im sure u will not repent if u once visit chandigarh
waitin for u………!
yours
Ritika
Comment by ritika — April 28, 2008 @ 9:50 pm
PLZ DO COME
IM SURE DIS 1 WUD BE AS GUD AS LAST 2 BOOKS
WAITING EAGERLY FOR UR BOOK
Comment by ritika — April 28, 2008 @ 9:52 pm
Hey Chetan…really glad 2 no dat ur 3rd book is on d way soon…was waiting eagerly 4 ur creation…coz i aint a usual reader…d first i ever read was urs and dat inspired me 2 read books..still i dont find anything else interesting dan ur books and few of other Indian writings…Gud Luck 4 ur coming Bookz…:)
Comment by Alvia — April 29, 2008 @ 12:33 am
Hi Chetan
I simply luved readin FPS n hope ur 3launch @ bnglr wil b a gr8 event. Hope 3 also will b a classic like your first novel. The first chapter of 3 is ofcourse catchy.
Regards
Dileep
Comment by dileep — April 29, 2008 @ 2:18 am
Too bad you dont have one in chennai.
Quite a lot of people know and read your books there!
Comment by nivethitha — April 30, 2008 @ 12:55 am
Hey man!
I LOVE ur books…
ill be there in Phoenix Mills… on 8th may!
GLAD its releasing first in MUMBAI…
thnx a lot!
cya
Comment by Suman — April 30, 2008 @ 6:54 pm
Chetan,
.. you shouldn’t be surprised if i say you have quite a following down here…
I enjoy reading your work.. I would also like to invite you to chennai .. How come yu have grand fuction marking your book release in almost all major cities in india but for chennai. its not fair
Regards
manoj
Comment by Manoj — May 1, 2008 @ 2:08 am
no comments at the moment..lots to discuss..just want to knw tht u r coming to g’gaon on 10th may in big bazaar..
just want to clarify..which big bazaar..ther r two in g’gaon..one in ambience mall n one in sahara mall..plzz let me know..
9899604385 .. agar ho sake to call kar dena.. plzzzzzzzzzz…
dieng to c u ..
Comment by aashish agrawal — May 1, 2008 @ 2:41 am
Hi Chetan…
really excited to hear about the release of your third book. Are you planning any international launches? Would the book be available online on your website?
Ankan (NYC)
Comment by Ankan — May 1, 2008 @ 10:21 am
i dont beleive that u are not having an official launch in Chennai !!
Please , Please , Please Do Come here also.
regards.
rahul.
Comment by Rahul Menon — May 1, 2008 @ 11:59 pm
Hi Chetan,
I got the schedule for launch. I would be there to attend it in Bangalore.
Congrats for such a successful writing…..
Regards
Upasana
Comment by Upasana Garg — May 5, 2008 @ 12:26 pm
not my luck this time . the book doesnt launch in my city. but even then i ll make sure i pick it up on 8th. all the best(since u said that the feeling is just like the one prior to givin an exam )
Comment by kanika — May 5, 2008 @ 5:54 pm
hi i want to make friendship with you????
Comment by aditya singh — May 7, 2008 @ 8:53 pm
hi chetan ,
well i m juss crazy abt ur books , well 5point someone made me crazy abt u. but its nt done yaar i cant wait till 24th ,as i m from Ahmedabad….well i m desperatly waitin for yr book to lounch …..best of luck ….i know this book is also going to rock …….
Comment by lata rathore — May 9, 2008 @ 8:16 pm
hi chetan,
im just too eager to read ur 3rd book….. but i am disappointed to find that u r not coming to visakhapatnam to launch ur book
there r a lot of ur fans here……. and more over i was more disappointed to find that da book didnt release……. so now im eagerly waiting for da book to come here
and good luck!!….. and if possibile plzz plzzzzz come to visakhapatnam
Comment by akash — May 11, 2008 @ 3:27 am
Hey Chetan,
I am studying in USA. Please tell me the address of the site from where i can order it or from where i can purchase the ebook edition of it. I have read and re-read your previous books and so i am dying to read this book.
-Karan.
Comment by Karan — May 11, 2008 @ 9:52 am
Hi Chetan,
I am reading “Five point someone” and am a great fan of yours. BTW, why aren’t you coming to CHENNAI for ur book launch…. some taboos attached to the place or what… so, how do we “madrasis” get to meet u….
I saw 2 of your interviews on ur third book in TV.
-Anitha
Comment by Anitha — May 13, 2008 @ 4:20 pm
why there is no MUMBAI in your list ??
i completed 3rd book of your’s today…. n guess what…. last chapters 7 pages r not printed…[:(]..so i am kinda desperate to get a new copy and finish reading…
i feel… Five point someone still leads the chart….
Looking forward towards more and more books from you…
Regards….
Ameya.
Comment by Ameya — May 14, 2008 @ 2:45 am
well, i wish u make a realse function in bhubaneswar
and hope ur this book also be a gr8 success
u really write gr8 and make in inspired coz the charecters are always like inside me
Comment by aditya shresta — May 14, 2008 @ 10:33 pm
Chetan,
My best wishes for your 3 book.
I got the book. As far as I read, it’s good.
Comment by Balaji — May 15, 2008 @ 6:41 pm
YOUR THIRD BOOK IS ALSO VERY GOOD…. ALL READERS WILL FIND IT SOMEHOW BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS….. KEEP IT UP SIR..
Comment by Arvind Tomar — May 15, 2008 @ 9:58 pm
Great work Man…Keep it up…god has given u great sense of writing…U gave us to relive some forgotten moments of our life:)….Cheers to U and Life!!!:)
Comment by Ashutosh — May 17, 2008 @ 1:54 am
hiiii chetan .. jus finished ur 3rd book over nite .. so gripping…
jus a lil filmy though..
and next time u sure write an out nd out romantic novel .. tht part jus roxxxxxxxxxx!!!!
ty …. nd keep up the good work.
Comment by ishan — May 19, 2008 @ 10:53 am
hey pls make it to coimbatore!!! you’ve got big bazaar there too. a lot of college students also will be really excited to meet u.you will surely have a great time. its a promise!
Comment by roopashree — May 19, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
Dear Chetan,
I am not a good English reader nor am I used to read lot of English books. I read generally gujarati Novels, as it takes time for me to understand the English Novels. Though these days I read some English too.
But your first book, while my way back from Mumbai to Ahmedabad by flight, I had time at airport and entered Crossword where I found your books in bestseller Section, Went through the Prologue of One night at call centre…. could not stop my self from reading it further, But time for the flight and i bought all three books…
BELIEVE ME IT IS FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT I COMPLETED THE FIVE PPOINT SOMEONE IN ONE GO…… WHICH I HAVE NEVER EVER DONE EVEN WIITH THE GUJARATI NOVELS.
JUST JUST JUST SUPERB……..
Would definately take your Autographs when u are in Ahmedabad, As i am not a good communicator I will just come, see you and take your autographs….. atleast!!!!
SRUJAL SHAH
Comment by Srujal Shah — June 5, 2008 @ 7:44 pm
I like your last book FIVE PT SOMEONE VERY MUCH. I remembered my engg days. now i m very eager to read your new book and i hope it will create the same excitement and interest,your last book has created for me.
Comment by abhijit — June 6, 2008 @ 3:40 pm
chetan you have been as prolofic an author in the field of writing as sachin tendulkar is in cricket.
Loved FPS . Expecting a lot in the recent release .
Comment by Rohit Singhal — June 10, 2008 @ 1:03 am
Hey Chetan,
Like to know why have u not preferred Chennai to launch the book 3.Do u think madarasis dont read novels :-).
santosh.
Comment by santosh — June 13, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
i enjoyed reading da book……so much that i didnt leave da book 2 attend my lectures until i was done with da book…..was behaving like ish..as he watched cricket…..
Comment by sakshi gupta — June 13, 2008 @ 10:54 pm
Hi Chetan,
First of all congratulations for the success of all the three books, I havent yet read 3 so very very eger to read it. I had read 1 night before FPS and thts the reason I was able to finish FPS in 3 and half hrs from Mumbai to Navsari(Gujarat) in train standing in crowd :D, I must tell u this bcoz I was never a book reader and ur books have made me alot interested in reading books, after that I have read many more books, but I still feel the first book which I read had biggest impact on me, U are the best I have read till date, Thanks MANY MANY for comming up with such wonderful stuff, All the best for all ur future books,
last but not the least keep gaps between ur books the way u have kept for 3 so the eagerness becomes necessity of the reader
Thanks alot
Sincerely,
Prashant Rathod
Comment by Prashant — June 26, 2008 @ 9:57 pm
Hello Chetan,
I am Pranay Gautam from Hyderabad. I’ve recently visited crossword to buy sime bestsellers and I’ve found THE 3. I have’nt read it yet but by noticing the populatiry of that I’m quite sure that the book’s gonna be great. Keep writing moe good books and turn more guys like me into bookworms!!
Comment by Pranay Gautam — June 30, 2008 @ 2:14 am
Hi……… i have not yet red yr Book FPS… but i have heard lot about yr book… so today i will definatly read this book.. girls are crazy to rad this book in my hostel….
Comment by Apeksha — July 16, 2008 @ 8:40 pm
Hey,
I have just started reading “good” books. I read all three from you and found the first one best of three….maybe because I am also preparing for JEE..abt which I am confident I won’t make..up.wel leaving that part aside I really like the way you put up things..and to some extent got inspired by your writing style in my own blog..eh..i hardly update it now..
Well i would like to investigate on a part in your third Book. In last part when Ali comes unaware of the violence outside it is mentioned he is wearing casuals..i.e. Jeans and tee but when the MAma and his supporters take him out of the vault he is mentioned wearing Kurta Paijama.
I owe an apology if I am wrong.
Keep Writing!!!
Comment by Amit Semwal — July 17, 2008 @ 1:10 am
I read your 1st book “Five point someone” its awsome…
it is organised and a real life story is facinating
Comment by Sandeep — July 27, 2008 @ 7:13 pm
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Comment by Pwhndvve — August 10, 2008 @ 1:08 am
hii………………………..
i m so hppy to tell u man that u r most successful and long living person of india
we proud of u
congrats on ur first movie
HELLO
Comment by priyanka — August 14, 2008 @ 8:54 pm
HELLO Sir
Sir, it’s pleasure of not only mine but of the whole Indore & of Indore Indira college & their students, that we r going to listen to you. we r grateful to u that ur coming to our college.
Sir what can i say about u? i m not the correct person to tell You something about You & Books & about of Ur Movie, Keep writing Sir….
Sir,
Your most Heartly Welcome to Our college
Thanking You
Abhineet Singh Chauhan
M.B.A. SEM-I
Indore Indira
school of career Studies
Comment by Abhineet — August 23, 2008 @ 2:33 am
hello sir,
recently you visited our city Indore on 23rd august.But I was that fortune to listen u live.I was eager to listen u including my friends who r great fan of ur’s.just read a brief description of ur speech in news papers.but r not satisfied with it.Sir just give us one more oppurtunity to see u live as soon as possible.Eagirly waiting for it.
and yes ur writting is quite good and imaginative.as i read ur books line by line the picture of the story automaticaly gets created infront of my eyes…….
in short u describe ur imaginations in quite managed and happening words.
thanx sir writting such wonderful n imaginative books n keep writting……
Shagan deep Kaur
Comment by Shagan deep kaur — August 26, 2008 @ 10:03 pm