''Ghalib Danger'' is a 2013 novel by

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Plot summary

''Ghalib Danger'' revolves around the life of its main protagonist Kamran Ali, a young taxi driver in Mumbai who dreams of bigger things for himself. After he saves the life of notorious underworld don Mirza, he is taken under Mirza's tutelage and gets drawn into the mafia world. Kamran eventually takes over Mirza's throne, but holds on to Mirza’s philosophy that

Ghalib Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (27 December 179715 February 1869), commonly known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Indian poet. Widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Urdu language, he also produced a significant body of work in Persian. Ghali ...

’s poetry can solve any problem. Soon, Kamran becomes the city’s most feared don with even the cops and politicians fearing him, earning him the name Ghalib Danger.

Main characters

* Kamran Ali as Ghalib Danger * Mirza as Underworld Don and Kamran’s Mentor

Publication and release

''Ghalib Danger'' was released on 6 December 2013 at the Times of India Literary Carnival in at Mehboob Studio, Bandra, Mumbai. The book was launched by actor Anupam Kher in an event attended by actors Shriya Saran, Divya Dutta, Manoj Bajpayee and Anup Soni. Hussain Zaidi, author of ''Dongri to Dubai'' and ''Black Friday'' and the co-founder of Blue Salt was also present at the event. The

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version of the book was released in 2018.

References

{{Reflist 2013 Indian novels Novels set in Mumbai 2013 debut novels Ghalib Penguin Books India books