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The sleek taxis of Dubai smoothly move for those who arrive to seek their fortunes, those who shop till they go broke,
those who want to clinch million dollar business deals and thousands of others on different missions. Behind the wheel of
every cab is a driver with more than a story to share as he keeps cruising on the well-lit, velvet roads. The drivers change
every day but the taxis keep on rolling, never mind their physical hardship, emotional longing and dashed dreams. Is there
any escape from all this toil? Perhaps with quick money or an alluring woman but both speed headlong on a dangerous, slippery
road.
This fast paced story takes the lid off the squalor and misery behind the golden lights of Dubai while capturing
the humour and pathos of the sweltering workers in thankless jobs who are desperate to break away. It shows how easy it becomes
for honest men to turn to crime or sex-starved men to fall prey to the charms of a honey trap. Here is a story that starts
in Dubai ends with high drama in the Indian city of Mumbai.
Abridged from Dubai Dreams: The Rough Road to
Riches
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