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Bombay-II  March 17, 2009 16:38 IST  Siddharth Dhanvant
Shanghvi's second novel, The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay, explores
the lives of four middle-to-upper-class Mumbaikars. The first
excerpt introduced us to one of the novel's leading ladies,
South Mumbai housewife Rhea Dala.   This second excerpt
introduces our protagonist, Indian Chronicle photographer Karan
Seth. In this scene, he's on an assignment, to shoot photos of a
once famous child pianist, Samar Arora, who has since given up
music. But before they can finish the shoot, Sama's friend Zaira
-- a top Bollywood actress -- rushes into Samar's flat to share
a horrific episode she's just had with her stalker,
Malik Prasad, whose father is a powerful minister in Delhi.
Just when Karan was about to ask Samar if he was ready to
recommence the shoot, he heard the French doors of t