Ghamkiri

Ghamkiri is the acclaimed sixth novel penned by prominent Nepalese author Nayan Raj Pandey. Celebrated as a bold fusion of stark reality and intense fantasy, the book takes its readers on an artistic journey back to the 1980s.
The narrative revolves around a teenage boy who escapes his home to embark on a long journey to Mumbai, entirely driven by an intense infatuation with the famous vintage Indian cinema actress, Padmini Kolhapuri. The novel is highly praised for its unique literary style, seamlessly blending this fictional pursuit of a Bollywood star crush with the appearances of real-life cultural, regional, and prominent historical Mumbai underworld figures of that era, such as Karim Lala and Manya Surve