The colours of passion

Colours represent different meanings, even a flower of the same variety would have a different meaning just due to a change in the colour. This novel by Sourabh Mukherjee is set up in Kolkata and solves a murder mystery case. 

The 'colour' in the title represents the different shades of people that we meet in the novel. As we come across different characters we find the complexities of their mind. The colour being the symbolic representation of danger and passion provides a foreshadowing of the upcoming plot. 

This novel provides various dimensions to the plot providing unexpected turns to the story leading the readers to cultivate various theories of the possible scenarios before the completion of the story.

The complexities of the entertainment industry are also portrayed through a character who once was a star but now is overtaken by other younger actors. The depleting fame due to the age becomes a setback leading to the struggles faced by them to stay in the field.

The struggle and pain the characters undergo are also portrayed. There is one line from the novel that touched me. It says " Sometimes the deepest wounds need the simplest of words to heal." The realisation of the power of words even though it may sound simple but for the wounded, it is a medicine for cure.