Vikas Khanna

Vikas Khanna does not just don a chef's hat. The author of 31 books and counting, Khanna turned filmmaker this year with an adaptation of his new work of fiction, The Last Color (Bloomsbury). Shot over 30 days with actor Neena Gupta in the lead, the film and the book tell the story of Noor, a widow who lives a life of abstinence and wishes to play Holi one day. The film is now in the post-production stage, and Khanna released the film's teaser and the book yesterday at Cannes Film Festival.