Mrs Funnybones: She's just like You and a lot like Me

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I came away with a picture of a privileged life, bustling with activity, the perks of being a star wife of a very successful actor, loads of travel and the added but natural responsibilities of raising children – which all together built this comfortable alluring world that does look ideal when there is humor and a daft joke thrown in now n then. The bits I really liked though were her advice to her son about knowing when it is time to give up, her take on women's empowerment and her thoughts on the whole unbuttoning jeans scandal.

Several decades ago when 'nepotism' wasn't a popular word and star kids in Bollywood lived a happy carefree life away from the social media (which never existed), they often came together at each other's birthday parties or similar occasions. One extra star for appreciating this as her debut novel, which is much better than her films/acting. Or maybe it just seemed like it because it didn’t require me to do a lot of thinking or understanding. At an art exhibition recently, two patrons got into a fierce debate over the impact of artificial intelligence.Funnybones is the raw 7am woman of the house who is all efficiency and not necessarily camera ready. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I am looking forward to reading more, hopefully Twinkle will be able to give us something else to read soon!

Based on Twinkle Khanna’s super-hit column, Mrs Funnybones marks the debut of one of our funniest, most original voices. Twinkle Khanna, aka Mrs Funnybones, crafts satirical stories and funny fables when she is not running a design business, selling candles or running in circles around her small but rather odd family.Reacting to it, Twinkle had then revealed why she chose to name herself Mrs Funnybones - because she literally broke a lot of bones, almost every year. Final Thoughts :- Hillarious for the most part, this light take on the daily grind of life will definitely bring a smile to your face. Once, I randomly saw an episode of "A Coffee with Karan" where Akshay Kumar and the author of this book Twinkle Khanna were invited as guests. Funnybones for reminding us that life is what you make of it and the most ordinary moments sometimes provide the maximum entertainment and pearls of wisdom.

Funnybones isn't just about few incidences in the life of the author but if you come to think of it, more or less, it's a part and parcel of every women's life at least in India. There can be no doubt from “Mrs Funnybones: She’s Just Like You and A Lot Like Me” that Twinkle Khanna is intelligent and witty. If your daughter-in-law claims that she loves you like her own mother, then daal mein kuch kaala hai and that little black spot could very well be rat poison” are words to live by. The weight jibes, confrontations with 'desi Jeeves', friends and their mothers-in-law and her reference to her husband as 'man of the house' and her son as 'the prodigal son' make this story so close to real life. Twinkle Khanna Spills Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan's Secrets; KJo Hosts a 'Roast' at 'Mrs FunnyBones' Book Launch".Twinkle Khanna, former actress born into a superstar family and married to a superstar husband; Indians love to peek inside celebrity lives. Nonetheless, there's no denying to the fact that Twinkle herself is sassy, sarcastic and downright funny - it reflects highly from her writing. She's only occasionally funny, but like that guy in school who's earnestly trying so hard to get noticed that you don't mind. She very casually mentions her IQ being 145, reads sci-fi, mostly Asimov, and references Nolan’s Interstellar when talking about her time “wasted” on Twitter.

Most of the book is about her experiences as a mother, with barely a glimpse of the film industry she belongs to. There were some inferences she had drawn from her experiences in life and they were warmly expressed. Twinkle is in a multi-colour frock and her sister Rinke can be seen sitting besides Sunaina in a similar frock. This book isn't just a collection of anecdotes; it's a hilarious adventure that had me chuckling so hard I almost spilled my chai – which, incidentally, would have made for yet another Mrs. The book highlights anecdotes and the experiences of the author regarding her family, surroundings and the way she handles them.I find it heartwarming to know that even though she is from and has a wealthy background, she still has to run around her family, tiptoe around her mother in law and yelp at her mother's bidding. Twinkle Khanna, born in 1974 is an Indian author, newspaper columnist, film producer, former film actress and interior designer. We have some sort of vanity as well and allowing yourself to be photographed in a state that you would not want to put up on FB, let alone be published in national newspapers, would be rather demented. she is middle-aged, celebrity, married and mother of two, but after reading this book I really can relate to her. It is not your heart beating fast when you look at him or constantly wanting to be with the other person.