{"id":69195,"date":"2026-10-22T15:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/22\/hetansh-desais-zidd-opens-to-an-overwhelmingly-positive-response\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T15:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:21:24","slug":"hetansh-desais-zidd-opens-to-an-overwhelmingly-positive-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/22\/hetansh-desais-zidd-opens-to-an-overwhelmingly-positive-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Hetansh Desai\u2019s \u2018Zidd!\u2019 opens to an overwhelmingly positive response!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

It is a big-hearted, full-on, laugh-out-loud comedy-drama that has already sold 2,000+ copies in under 2 months<\/em><\/p>\n

New Delhi [India], October 21:<\/strong> Debut author Hetansh Desai\u2019s comedy-drama Zidd!<\/em><\/strong> has opened to an overwhelmingly positive response from readers since its release under the Fantasticals imprint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Zidd!<\/strong><\/em> tells the story of two friends and a \u20b910 crore dream<\/strong>. Set in Gujarat and unfolding over a decade, the novel follows Vihaan and Parth<\/strong> \u2014 two young men from ordinary middle-class families \u2014 as an impossible vow pushes them out of their comfortable lives and into a journey that is by turns hilarious, chaotic, gripping, and emotional. Early readers have described the book as \u2018a big-hearted, full-on, laugh-out-loud comedy-drama\u2019<\/em> and \u2018an easy, breezy read\u2019<\/em>, with many finishing it in a single sitting. People are loving the twists and turns, the fast pace and, especially, the climax. Underneath the laughs sits an emotional core about friendships in today\u2019s times and a father-son relationship most will relate to.<\/p>\n

The team at Fantasticals<\/strong> has crafted a one-of-a-kind book trailer featuring veteran Bollywood actor Tiku Talsania<\/strong>, known for his impeccable comic timing across decades of Hindi and Gujarati cinema. Book trailers of this scale are a rarity in Indian publishing, and the film \u2014 produced like a movie promo rather than a conventional book announcement \u2014 introduces the world of Zidd!<\/em> to its readers.<\/p>\n

\n
\"Zidd\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018Zidd! was written for everyone \u2014 the reader who reads a novel a week and the person who hasn\u2019t picked up a book since school,\u2019<\/em> said Hetansh Desai<\/strong>. \u2018The response has been overwhelming. People are laughing, crying, and gripped by these two boys outsmarting the rest. That was the entire dream \u2014 to write a book that feels like watching your favourite comedy film with your whole family.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Zidd!<\/strong><\/em> is the first title from Fantasticals, Mediaverse Group\u2019s fiction imprint<\/strong>, which plans a slate of original Indian commercial fiction over the coming years \u2014 each book built on the same promise: clean, universal humour that works for a fifteen-year-old and a grandparent alike. Zidd!<\/em> will soon be available in 100+ retail stores across the country<\/strong>. The team has also held very successful launch events in Mangaluru and Bengaluru<\/strong>, with more than 15 similar events planned across other cities<\/strong>. The novel is also available on Amazon and Flipkart<\/strong>, and author-signed copies are available on fantasticals.in<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

About the author<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hetansh Desai<\/strong> is an author and entrepreneur based in Ahmedabad. He is the founder of Mediaverse Group<\/strong> and its fiction imprint, Fantasticals<\/strong>. Zidd!<\/em> is his first novel.<\/p>\n

About Fantasticals<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fantasticals<\/strong> is an Ahmedabad-based publishing imprint dedicated to original Indian commercial fiction \u2014 stories built on humour, heart, and family-friendly storytelling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is a big-hearted, full-on, laugh-out-loud comedy-drama that has already sold 2,000+ copies in under 2 months New Delhi [India], October 21: Debut author Hetansh Desai\u2019s comedy-drama Zidd! has opened to an overwhelmingly positive response from readers since its release under the Fantasticals imprint. Zidd! tells the story of two friends and a \u20b910 crore […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[636],"class_list":["post-69195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jodhpurreporter.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}