Indian celebrities have dazzled audiences beyond the big screen, venturing into writing with books that range from fiction to revealing memoirs. Here are some unforgettable titles authored by Bollywood stars and influencers:
1. Ed Finds a Home – by Alia Bhatt
Written by Alia Bhatt and launched under the brand Ed-a-Mamma, Ed Finds a Home is a story about Alia, a little girl, and a dog named Ed.
Ed is a little dog without a home but with a heart full of hope. Alia is a little girl with a heart full of love—and a secret superpower. When Ed meets Alia, she becomes his safe place. In turn, he inspires her to be the best version of herself.
Ed Finds a Home celebrates ordinary kindness and the hero inside each one of us.
Join Alia and Ed on their exciting adventures in this new picture-book series, The Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma.
2. Unfinished – by Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Unfinished offers insights into Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s childhood in India, her formative teenage years in the United States, and her return to India—where, against all odds as a newcomer to the pageant world, she won national and international beauty competitions that launched her global acting career.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s story will inspire readers around the world to gather their courage, embrace their ambitions, and commit to the hard work required to follow their dreams.
3. An Unsuitable Boy – by Karan Johar
In An Unsuitable Boy, Karan Johar reflects on his childhood—growing up in a cosmopolitan Mumbai home with a Sindhi mother and Punjabi father—and his early obsession with Bollywood. He traces his entry into films, his close bonds with Aditya Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan, and Kajol, offers candid glimpses into his love life, and even revisits the infamous AIB Roast.
With his signature frankness, he discusses the evolving face of Indian cinema, the challenges he’s faced, and the friendships and rivalries that shaped him.
Warm, honest, and deeply insightful, this memoir narrates the journey of an extraordinary filmmaker—and the remarkable human being behind the success.
4. Sach Kahun Toh: An Autobiography – by Neena Gupta
In Sach Kahun Toh, actor Neena Gupta chronicles her extraordinary personal and professional journey—from her childhood in Delhi’s Karol Bagh, through her time at the National School of Drama, to moving to Bombay in the 1980s and navigating the struggles of finding work.
The book details major milestones in her life, including her unconventional pregnancy and single parenthood, and her successful second innings in Bollywood. A candid, self-deprecating portrait of the person behind the persona, it explores her life choices, her battles against stereotypes, and how she may not be as unconventional as people think.
5. The Kiss of Life – by Emraan Hashmi
In The Kiss of Life, Emraan Hashmi delivers an intimate and powerful memoir about the moment his otherwise stable life was turned upside down—when his four-year-old son, Ayaan, was diagnosed with kidney cancer.
At the peak of his career after years of struggle, Hashmi found himself thrust into the most harrowing experience of his life.
In the end, more than stardom or public persona, The Kiss of Life reveals the heart of a father—resilient, loving, and unflinchingly human. It is a tribute not just to survival, but to quiet courage and enduring hope.
