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Published 12:48 IST, October 14th 2019

Dil Bechara: What the novel 'The Fault in Our Stars' is all about

Dil Bechara, an upcoming romatic-drama is an adaptation of the best seller book of 2012 written by author John Green. Read what the book is all about here.

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Dil Bechara is an upcoming romantic-drama featuring Sushant Singh Rajput and Sanjana Sanghi. The film helmed by Mukesh Chhabra is slated to release on November 29, 2019. Under the banner of Fox Star Studios is a Hindi remake of the Hollywood film titled, The Fault in Our Stars released in 2014. The film was an adaptation of 2012 bestseller book with the same title.  

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The Bestseller Book: The Fault In Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars is authored by John Green. It is the fifth book of the author and is counted among his bestsellers. Published in 2012, the book is the inspiration behind the blockbuster Hollywood movie. The book was published by Dutton Books. The heartwarming story of the book revolves around the life of two dying patients who fall in love.

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The story open with Hazel Grace, who is a sixteen-year-old girl suffering from stage 4 thyroid cancer visits a cancer support group unwillingly because her mother Frannie requests her. But she soon realises that it was a good idea. Hazel subsequently meets a seventeen-year-old boy named Augustus Waters there. He has had osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, but has recently had cured. His charming and humorous personality catches her eye and they go on to become good friends.

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Hazel and Augustus start on a roller coaster ride of emotions, including love, sadness and romance, while searching for the author of their favourite book. They travel to Amsterdam in search of Peter Van Houten, the author of An Imperial Affliction. While on their trip Augustus breaks some tragic news to Hazel. She is shocked and filled with grief. The story ends with Hazel exclaiming that she is happy. 

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09:59 IST, October 14th 2019