Gently peeping into the halo of superstardom and uncommon talent that surrounds an actor like Hema Malini, well known author and journalist Bhawana Somayaa does a fine job for thousands of fans who love the ‘Dream Girl’. The book certainly weaves a multi-woven fabric of threads, giving a vivid tapestry of the highly talented personality who is often thought to be an isolationist. Readers are treated to the lady behind the silver screen, the sensitive and intelligence of a woman who achieved a lot and won the adoration of her fans. The chapters unravels Hema’s childhood, the teachings of her mother and aunt, her devotion to dance and later films, followed by wedlock and her daughters. The book owes its popularity to a certain degree of spontaneity and the skill of writing in a fluid style that does justice to the greatness of the person as well as the interest factor of the reader.
