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

Almost everyone has a similar family story in India and this is what Mrs. Funnybones or rather Twinkle Khanna pokes fun at. The husband who’s the “man of the house”, the crazy mothers-in-law, friends, and of course the constant jibes at her weight make it an intriguing read. Everything comes together to leave the reader cackling away in laughter.

The tag line of the book, 'She’s just like and a lot like me” coupled with the celebrity author might make one wonder, how can one compare a normal Indian household life with the glamorous life of someone like Twinkle Khanna. But that is the beauty of this book. It is not entirely an autobiography of the author, nor is it the typical tell all those celebrities so often write. This is a book of a woman who is a mother of two, an ordinary version of the star, and someone who finds humor in the everyday situations that women in India face every day. That is what makes the book relatable even though it has been written by someone who’s the daughter of celebrities and married to one. Through her own anecdotes and by drawing parallels between a star’s life and normal life, she has managed to write a book that is funny yet at the same time, it forces you to think and comment on the situation. Mrs. Funnybones is a comical take on the life of modern Indian women.

Twinkle Khanna was born on 29 December 1973, to established actors, Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna. She Won her first Filmfare Award with her first movie in 1995 and played her last lead role in 2001. Since then she has moved on to be an interior designer, a columnist, producer and an author as well. She is the wife of famous Indian actor Akshay Kumar