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Book Review: Revolution 2020

Revolution 2020.. Save us from such revolutions!!!


After the
success of love story of 2 states, Chetan Bhagat thought of taking a serious
topic for his upcoming movie, i mean book and what he takes.. Corruption!!
Revolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat is book cum movie talks about love story,
Varanasi and not to forget corruption.

Looks like
Chetan Bhagat is in love with love story. Revolution 2020 is nothing but a
Revolution 19-20 (and rest is love story). There is a boy, there is a girl and
there is a friend. Boy loves girl, girl loves boy but love him as “a  friend”. So when boy goes away for study
purpose girl fall in love with friend. Boy’s name is Gopal, girl’s name Aarti
and friend’s name is Raghav. Set in the City of purity and culture, Varanasi,
the book talks about love triangle between this 3. Gopal is average in studies
whereas Aarti is not much bothered with studies. Raghav on the other hand is
intelligent and that’s what triggers Gopal to continuously draw comparison
between the two. When Raghav pass the entrance exam for engineering college and
Gopal goes for the second attempt (as if there is only single course name
“engineering” is left in the world), Gopal also looses to the system and to the
girl. (F*** all system that couldn’t give him the passing score despite his
drinking and day dreaming about Aarti effort and not just that.. because he
didn’t get admission in engineering college that’s why Aarti falls in love with
Raghav)Understanding and caring are no more reason for falling in love now a
days!!!!

Anyways
continuing the story.. So since Gopal didn’t clear the entrance exam for the second time and
after his baba’s death, Miracle happens. Mr. Shukla (MLA Shukla) happens in his
life. Gopal realised that his dad left him a piece of land, rather big piece of
land where he can do wonders with the help of Mr. Shukla and Mr. Corruption and
Mr. Bribe. On the other hand, Raghav and Aarti are living a happy couple’s
life. Raghav finishes his engineering and follows his passion of Journalism by
not taking high paying job but lowest paying job in publication. What happen
next is… damn predictable! Raghav unleash the scam and put MLA Shukla in
trouble, Aarti feels lonely and cry on Gopal’s shoulder, and Gopal thinks of Aarti,
talks with Aarti, dreams of Aarti, cry for Aarti, happy for Aarti…etc etc! And
there are other people who do Gopal’s work when he is worked up with Aarti.

You must be
thinking where the hell is revolution?? Ooh! Sorry I forgot to mention, in the
quest and thirst of truth, Raghav comes up with small time newspaper name
Revolution 2020. His philosophy is by 2020 by taking baby steps at a time India
will be a country with no corruption, no evil party, no scam and no MLA Shukla.

Chetan
Bhagat known as aspiring writer of India didn’t do any justice to his latest
book. In an attempt to take serious topic and talk about it he just got
confused midway as to give whom the importance, Corruption or Love story??!!!
This book doesn’t talk about corruption, doesn’t talk about revolution all it
talks about is sad boy’s story with confused character and no moral.

There is
nothing impressive in this book. I would rather prefer watching some movie on
this theme. Chetan bhagat should go into writing scripts for films rather than
wasting his time in writing books.

On
the positive side, the topic of corruption itself is very serious. Its true
that big revolution are not overnight job. 
We as people should think of taking small step at a time. If we say no
to give or take bribe, the world one day will be better place. It doesn’t start
with world, it starts within us first. Be true in your heart first then talks
about the world.

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