Mafia Queens of Mumbai

Mafia Queens of Mumbai

2011 • 290 pages

Ratings6

Average rating3.2

15

Heard this on audible. The performance by Radhika Apte and Kalki Koechlin made it engaging and fast-paced.

The bad:
I do not understand the obsession with legitimising criminals and celebrating them as some kind of girl boss. Yes, they were women to “achieved” things in a male-dominated industry. But the industry itself is awful so maybe rethink this approach?

The good
A lot of new stories about women in the shadows and shady parts of Mumbai. A chill, true-crimey casual listen, but the male gaze in this book kept annoying me.

Mixed feeling but regardless, worth a listen.

May 4, 2022