{"id":12,"date":"2023-08-26T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/srishtichaudhary.com\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-10-02T10:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:39:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/srishtichaudhary.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d21d701 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d21d701\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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Nalini Mistry longs for a life outside of the four walls of her home; reality, however, is different.<\/h5><h5>Nalini and her two older sisters\u2014Noor and Afreen\u2014run the Royal Hotel Shimla, an opulent establishment that serves British high society. But when an underground revolutionary group asks them to aid a murderous conspiracy during the hotel\u2019s Summer Jubilee Ball, they find themselves thrust headfirst into a dangerous game of lies. 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Her parents think this will keep her suitably occupied till she marries her fianc\u00e9, Rajat, who&#8217;s away studying in London.<\/p><p>But then she meets Rana, a young lawyer with sparkling wit and a heart of gold. 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