A ROMANCE IN PARIS: ALKA JOSHI

IN A CONVERSATION WITH HELLO!, THIS BESTSELLING AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF HER JAIPUR TRILOGY SERIES, THE PERFUMIST OF PARIS, AND SHARES HER EXCITEMENT ABOUT FRIEDA PINTO SIGNING ON TO ADAPT HER BOOK TO THE SCREEN. SHE ALSO OFFERS A SNEAK PEEK INTO HER UPCOMING NOVEL, WHICH DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE LIFE OF RENOWNED PAINTER AMRITA SHER-GIL

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The Henna Artist is being made into a Netflix series with Freida Pinto anchoring it! When will we get to see this OTT version?

After Reese Witherspoon endorsed The Henna Artist, I was approached by multiple producers. The incomparable Pinto, Freida includes who will play Lakshmi, was part of the winning team, which Michael Edelstein Productions and Miramax TV. They are working with Netflix to develop the project as a streaming series. While I chose not to be involved in the day-to-day workings of the production, I'm excited to see the story and the characters being brought to life.

Tell us a little about your personal life. My husband and.

I live in northern California. It's a great place to create, to cycle, to walk our dogs. Brad is the inspiration for Dr Jay Kumar, who makes an appearance in each book. My husband is not a doctor, but he's an enlightened man who believes in every woman's right to make decisions in all aspects of her life. My father, who lives in Los Angeles, is 93 years old and sharp as a tack. He's lent so much to my understanding of pre- and post-independence India.