The Audacity of Being: A Sort-of Memoir

Shefali Shah has captivated the Indian public for over three decades. From films like Monsoon Wedding, Dil Dhadakne Do and Darlings to the Emmy-winning series Delhi Crime, she has reinvented herself each time on the screen, essaying iconic characters.
As a young actor with no connections in the entertainment industry, Shefali hustled her way through theatre and TV soaps, eventually featuring in acclaimed films and OTT shows, steadily building a career on instinct, honesty and an unwavering refusal to fit into boxes.
In her memoir-in-essays The Audacity of Being, Shefali gets downright sincere and unserious at once, reflecting on her key projects and roles. She also writes about all life has thrown at her – love and its familiar aches, divorce and remarriage, friendships and community, ageing as a Bollywood actress, creative self-doubt and body image issues, and the trials of parenting. Slightly silly and undeniably moving, Shefali’s writing reveals the person, performer and process.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0HJNC7X69
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury India
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 October 2026
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5.8 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 190 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9361316012
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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