Saif Ali Khan’s Top 5 Favourite Books

Published: FEB 7, 2026

BLACK RIVER BY NILANJANA S. ROY

Set in Teetarpur, a village just outside Delhi, it begins with the murder of eight-year-old Munia and unspools into a haunting portrait of a country in moral free fall.

PANDORA'S JAR: WOMEN IN THE GREEK MYTHS BY NATALIE HAYNES

Natalie Haynes reclaims Greek myth’s 'villain' women with wit and fury, mixing classics and pop culture to restore their humanity, especially Medusa—very Esquire core.

VETAAL & VIKRAM: RIDDLES OF THE UNDEAD BY GAYATHRI PRABHU

A daring Vikram–Vetaal retelling that blends gothic myth, queerness, and metafiction, part fever dream, part fable, fiercely modern and Indian.

JAPANESE GHOST STORIES BY LAFCADIO HEARN

A haunting collection of Japanese ghost tales by a half-Irish writer who fell in love with Japan, blending poetic prose with beauty and terror, carved from nightmares.

THE MAHABHARATA: A MODERN RENDERING BY RAMESH MENON

Menon’s modern Mahabharata retelling is cinematic and philosophical, distilling war, fate, and morality into prose that feels modern for today’s readers across 100,000 couplets.

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