When aspiring screenwriter Noor takes on a documentary project in college, she has no idea of the whirlwind of complications lying in wait for her. Working alongside the manipulative college diva Supriya, who seems determined to take all the credit, is frustrating enough. But then Supriya’s gorgeous boyfriend Daanish joins the film class, forcing Noor to confront her growing attraction to him.
The stakes rise when Noor uncovers a dark secret about the bride at the wedding they’re documenting – the young woman is deeply unhappy. Noor faces an ethical dilemma: should she intervene and risk drawing the ire of the bride’s family? Or keep quiet and let Daanish, who is friends with the bride’s family, remain blissfully unaware? Contending with bruising ego clashes among her team and crippling self-doubts about taking the lead, the uncertainty eats away at Noor’s confidence as she grapples with her feelings for Daanish.
As tensions build behind the scenes and at the wedding itself, Noor realizes there are no easy answers. To see her film through, she must navigate through the tangled webs of romance, friendship and deception. With blinkers coming off all around her, Noor finds herself crossing lines she never expected in the pursuits of love, truth and art.
This is an edited and updated version of Andaleeb Wajid’s 2011 novel Blinkers Off.
Andaleeb Wajid