Ghalib Danger

Book cover

Author| Neeraj Pandey
Cover artist| Mohsin Rizvi
Country| India
Language| English
Genre| Crime, Thriller
Publisher| Penguin Books (India)

Publication date

| 6 December 2013
Media type| eBook and Paperback)
Pages| 255 pp (Paperback Edition)
ISBN| 978-0-143-42101-6 (First edition)

Ghalib Danger is a 2013 novel by Neeraj Pandey, who is best known for writing and directing the films A Wednesday! and Special 26.[1]

## Plot summary[edit]

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’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.[2]

## Main characters[edit]

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

## Publication and release[edit]

Ghalib Danger was released on 6 December 2013 at the Times of India Literary Carnival in at Mehboob Studio, Bandra, Mumbai.[3] 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.[1]

The Hindi version of the book was released in 2018.[4][5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Yount, Stacey (9 December 2013). "Neeraj Pandey's debut novel 'Ghalib Danger' launched in Mumbai!". BollySpice. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
2. ^ Pandey, Neeraj (15 December 2013). Ghalib Danger - Neeraj Pandey - Google Books. ISBN 9789351185802. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
3. ^ Gupta, Priya (18 December 2013). "Neeraj Pandey writes a book titled Ghalib Danger". Times of India. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
4. ^ "Manoj Bajpayee to launch Neeraj Pandey's book 'Ghalib Danger'". DNA India. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
5. ^ Hazra, Priya (30 August 2018). "Manoj Bajpayee unveils Hindi version of Neeraj Pandey's Ghalib Danger". The Statesman. Retrieved 19 May 2021.