Three years ago, the brutal killing of a young TV producer called Neeraj Grover sent shockwaves through Mumbai. An alluring aspiring actress, Maria Susairaj, and her dashing naval officer boyfriend, Emile Jerome, were accused of killing him and hacking his body into pieces, before setting it on fire. The cast of characters was young, attractive, and upwardly mobile, the press hungry for a headline. As details of the case unravelled, the questions flew around?what had gone wrong? What made these young professionals turn to violent crime? Was it the savage pressure of the city, or was the motive even darker?
This book will shock and inspire a much needed change in perception of celebrity culture and Bollywood. It?s about so much more than a contested killing case and will be a talking point for years to come.
Aboout The Author Meenal Baghel is the editor of Mumbai Mirror. Baghel has been a journalist in India for 15 years, reporting for Asian Age and TheTimes of India, among others. Death in Mumbai is her first book.