Bombay, 1922.
At an exclusive film studio party, the city’s elite gather under one roof, directors, stars, and a British film censor who ensures what India is allowed to see. By morning, one of them is dead.
And the brightest star of them all has vanished.
Perveen Mistry, Bombay’s first woman lawyer, is drawn into a case where everyone is a suspect and nothing is as it seems. As whispers of scandal ripple through Champa Films, Perveen must navigate rival studios, dangerous secrets, and shifting loyalties—while protecting her clients, her family’s law firm, and a friendship that may not be as honest as she once believed.
Behind the glamour lies a world of blackmail, ambition, and deception, where every alibi feels rehearsed and every silence hides a motive.
Rich in historical detail and brimming with tension, The Star from Calcutta is a masterfully plotted mystery where the stakes are high, the suspects are many, and the truth is the most dangerous revelation of all.
