Undercover Utopia: FAQ

why are we here?

to entertain and inspire a new generation of readers. and yes a new generation of writers.

what do we promise?

books that you cannot put down. books that you will want to read even if you don't usually read.

who are we?

undercover utopia is a division of undercover productions, a boutique company run by abhigyan & mrinal jha. you can find more on them on this site elsewhere and also on google search. the thing most important about abhigyan & mrinal is that they went bankrupt at 21 and were left with only 40000 rupees. they wrote a book called November Rain and published it with their last remaining paisas. this was in 1993 before liberalisaton kicked in. that one book has built the careers of two of india's most prolific television writers who between them have entertained more than 500 million viewers across 5000 hours of Prime Time across 4 continents. with undercover utopia, abhigyan & mrinal have returned to their roots. books.

why undercover? why utopia?

the question of undercover is answered in the undercover FAQ.As for Utopia: The word means a Perfect World. It signifies idealism and a pioneering international spirit.

what kind of books will we publish?

mostly fiction. kickass fiction. no laboured treatise is welcome. if it won't click with a million minds, we will not do it. within fiction, we like thrillers, horror, romance, scifi and fantasy. if you have a great non fiction book in mind, we will do it.

how many books will we publish?

6 - 7, in the first year. we are here to stay. and as we grow we will target 25 a year

will we publish new writers?

of course we will. we are tired of the old writers. that is why we have put our hard earned money at stake to launch this new imprint. this venture is not funded by venture capitalists. if you have something to say that the world needs to listen to, you should try us. we like big ideas and great stories. for the last 15 years we have seen that "what" is any day greater than all the "hows" put together. and guess what, it's not something we found first. it's been that way forever. socrates was one of the first to point it out though. another thing. with all apologies to mr.bhattsa'ab and his brethren, we belive in originality.

what is the scope of our operations?

we will operate globally through our partners like amazon and ebay.and our books will be books of global appeal. not cross over. genuinely global.

how will you contact us?

for submissions click the submission link and do read the info there before you submit.

forfeedback click this link.

to invest in our projects click invest

to partner us drop us a line here.