{"product_id":"kiss-of-life","title":"Kiss of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hashmi, Emraan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Latest Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 05-04-2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Picked out from the life of popular actor Emraan Hashmi, 'The Kiss Of Life' is an autobiographical account of being shaken up in life when career and family was all going on well. It begins around the time Hashmi's acting career, after a long struggle, had stabilized and was on a high, when four year old son Ayaan was taken ill.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe harsh world of Bollywood is unsparing for lost opportunities and only acting skills backed by a lot of hard work had made the actor cut a successful acting career. A regular diagnostic scan on the young boy shattered Hashmi and his wife Praveen, when the doctors identified that a tennis ball sized tumour had invaded Ayaan's kidney.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe book's chapters constantly shuttle between the past and the present. On one account the story records the trails and trials of Hashmi’s rise as an actor and the second on, running in parallel chapters, reveals a caring fathers love for a child battling cancer.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe ups and downs at the beginning of his career, his doubts about being a successful actor, battling against the typecast of being a serial killer, presented alongside Hashmi’s constant delirium when his child would be given a chemotherapy dose, the claustrophobic hospital ward scenario's that slowly do shatter ones faith make a contrast in the storyline.\u003cbr\u003e\nVivid memories of his childhood and his growth from a confused teenager to an unorthodox and successful actor is also brought to life in this book.\u003cbr\u003e\nDuring the child's illness, Hashmi did much research on cancer and the book records a lot of research material on the dreaded subject, right from elaborating on the guidelines for cancer patients and their caretakers, chalking out nutritional plans to the elaborate hospital procedures that one has to undergo, the book has them all.\u003cbr\u003e\nMore than the actor, the book reveals the real Emraan Hashmi. Away from all lights, camera, action scenes, he is just a caring father whose life was shattered when his son was diagnosed with cancer and who left no leaf unturned to get back his son.\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished by Penguin, The Kiss Of Life, an acclaimed book has been written in clear words and is an honest and personal account of a father. About the Authors:\u003cbr\u003e\nFamous Bollywood actor, Emraan Hashmi’s first film was Murder which made him one of the most sought-after actors in Bollywood and bestowed him with the title of serial kisser. Life was shaken when he and his wife Praveen learnt about Ayaan, their four year old son, being diagnosed with cancer. Bilal Siddiqui, co-author of this book, is a 21 year old man working as a screenplay writer with Red Chillies Entertainment. Siddiqui has earlier written a novel 'The Bard of Blood', which is set in Balochistan. He paired up with Hashmi to recount an authentic journey through stardom and a doting father's traumatic experience of caring for a cancer stricken son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143426509\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66563990815024,"sku":"Trans_9780143426509","price":271.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/71U2U2P564L.jpg?v=1776569127","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/kiss-of-life","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}