The high-stakes world of Indian business, usually obscured by proprietary walls, is thrown open in a new book that details one of the country’s most dramatic corporate resurrections. Rollercoaster of Hope, co-authored by Dhimant Bakshi, the CEO, and Mayuresh Kore, the CFO of Imagicaaworld Entertainment Ltd., is being hailed as an unprecedented insider account of how a beloved theme park dodged financial ruin, navigated the devastating impact of the pandemic, and defied widespread market skepticism to achieve a remarkable turnaround.

The book is structured not merely as a business case study, but as a gritty corporate thriller, drawing readers into the real-life boardrooms, the strained negotiations with lenders, the “nail-biting court hearings,” and the quiet dread of “silent rides awaiting maintenance budgets.” It offers a rare, unvarnished “playbook on value creation amid crisis,” chronicling the arduous path from shutting down park gates during the peak of COVID-19 to maintaining a readiness to reopen “at a day’s notice.”

The authors — two professionals who “chose belief over exit” — reveal the internal mechanisms and sheer force of will required to negotiate with financiers and resurrect corporate valuations.

“This is not a story of optimism, but of 1% hope acted upon every single day.” — Dhimant and Mayuresh

A Turnaround That Began in the Darkest Hours

Unlike many triumphant corporate narratives, Rollercoaster of Hope begins not with victory, but in a crisis defined by staggering challenges: a listed company “on the brink of bankruptcy,” a “hostile debt ecosystem,” “aggressive court timelines,” and an NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal) battle that played out “in full public view,” all while the pandemic ensured “zero cash flows.”

Bakshi and Kore offer a candid, often humorous, narration of the pressures inherent in running a “promoter-owned, professionally-driven” enterprise under duress. The text delves into the complexities of navigating diverse personalities, evolving policies, challenging lenders, and intense litigation alongside public scrutiny. The book promises to uncover “uncomfortable truths of the Indian corporate crisis management system” while simultaneously championing powerful principles like resilience, clean governance, asset protection, and transparent stakeholder negotiations.

Beyond the technical details, the prose is enriched with “wit, real anecdotes, cinematic twists and leadership lessons that apply to every entrepreneur, banker, executive and dreamer.”

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BOOK DETAILS

• Title: Rollercoaster of Hope
• Authors: Dhimant Bakshi and Mayuresh Kore
• Release Date: November 2025
• Format: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook

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